We return to the topic of iteration! A
while
loop allows us to deal with
indefinite
iteration--iterating an unknown (or not easily knowable) number of times until some stopping condition is reached.
CS 1110
while
statement
break
break
in any work you submit in CS1110. We want you to know about this keyword, but you should not use it (for now). Instead, practice using the
while
loop in situations where the
while
loop is well suited.
for
loop and the
while
loop for calculating the sums of squares (
total.py
,
flow.py
)
range
with a
while
loop (
pattern1.py
)
while
loops: use a goal condition; use a boolean tracking variable (
pattern2.py
,
pattern3.py
)
Slides: individual slides for viewing , 6-up layout for printing
Examples: guessNumber.py , guessNumberSkeleton.py , guessNumberLimitGuesses.py , euclid.py