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## Overview
The **`continue` statement** in Python is used to stop an iteration that is running and continue with the next one.
 
## How it works
The `continue` statement cancels every statement running in the iteration of a loop and moves the control back to the top of the loop. In simple words, it continues to the next iteration when a certain condition is reached.

We can use the `continue` statement in the `while` and `for` loops.

## The `continue` statement in a `for` loop

In the example below, we will use the `continue` statement to continue to the next iteration when the `letter` variable is equal to `o`.

### Code

for letter in 'Python':    
   if letter == 'o':
      continue
   print ('Current Letter :', letter)


### Explanation
* Line 1: We start a `for` loop and give an expression that makes the variable `letter` represent all the characters of the string `Python`.

* Line 2: We create a condition that if the `letter` is equal to `'o'` in any of the iterations, the current iteration should stop, and the loop continues to the next of (`'o'`) using the `continue` statement in line 3.

* Line 3: We use the `continue` statement to continue to the next iteration after the `'o'` character in the string we created.

* Line 4: We print the statement or command to execute provided the condition provided is true.

## The `continue` statement in a `while` loop
In the code below, we will use the `continue` statement to continue to the next iteration when `x` equals `2`.

### Code



x = 0
while x < 5:
  x+= 1
  if x == 2:
    continue
  print(x)

### Explanation 
* Line 1: We assign the value of `x` to be `1`.
* Line 2: We use a `while` loop for the values of `x` being less than `6` starting from `0` (`x = 0`) and increasing by `1` in line 3. When the value of `x` is equal to `2` using the `if` statement in line 4, the iteration should continue to the next value of `x` using the `continue` statement in line 5.
* Line 6: We print all the values of `x` provided the condition provided is true.


What is the continue statement in Python?

The continue statement in Python skips the current loop iteration and proceeds to the next one, useful in both for and while loops.

What is the continue statement in Python?

Overview

How it works

The continue statement in a for loop

Code

Explanation

The continue statement in a while loop

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Explanation

The `continue` statement in a `for` loop

The `continue` statement in a `while` loop