Python – For Loop

The For loop

In Python, the for loop iterates over a sequence, executing a series of instructions for each element in the sequence. Any data structure, such as a list, tuple, set, string, dictionary, and range iterables, can be used to create a sequence.

Syntax

for iterating_var in sequence:
    statements

For loop over a range:

The Python – For Loop  is used in the example below to loop over a set of values.

print("#Result 1:") 
for i in range(4): 
 print(i, i * 2) 
print("\n#Result 2:")
 for j in range(2, 6):
 print(j, j ** 2)
 print("\n#Result 3:")
 for k in range(10, 2, -2):
 print(k)

The output of the above code will be:

#Result 1:
0 0
1 2
2 4
3 6

#Result 2:
2 4
3 9
4 16
5 25

#Result 3:
10
8
6
4

For loop over List

The for loop is used to access the elements of a list in the example below.

colors = ['Red', 'Blue', 'Green']
for x in colors:
  print(x)

The output of the above code will be:

Red
Blue
Green

For loop over Tuple

The for loop is used to access the elements of a tuple in the example below.

days = ('Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday')
for day in days:
  print(day)

The output of the above code will be:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

For loop over Set

numbers = {100, 200, 300, 400, 500}
for i in numbers:
  print(i)

The output of the above code will be:

400
100
500
200
300

For loop over String

word = 'python'
for letter in word:
  print(letter)

p
y
t
h
o
n

For loop over Dictionary

A for loop may be used to access key-value pairs in a dictionary in the same way.

dict = {
  'year': '2000',
  'month': 'March',
  'date': 15
}

print("#Result 1:")
for day in dict:
  print(day)

print("\n#Result 2:")
for day, value in dict.items():
  print(day,value)

The output of the above code will be:

#Result 1:
year
month
date

#Result 2:
year 2000
month March
date 15