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#Else_Clauses_on_Loops
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#Else With If is common and straight-forward[Either-or case]
num=2
if num < 2:
    print('num is less than 2')
else:
    print('num is not less than 2')

num is not less than 2
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#Else with for loop
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5]
for i in my_list:
    print(i)
else:
    print('Hit the For/Else Statement')
#else statement will get print if for loop doesnot terminate by a break statement   
#just think else as no break.

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#In this case else statement won't get print
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5]
for i in my_list:
    if i==4:
        break
    print(i)
else:
    print('Hit the For/Else Statement')

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#In this case else statement will print as break statement doesn't get executed.
my_list=[1,2,3,4,5]
for i in my_list:
    if i==6:
        break
    print(i)
else:
    print('Hit the For/Else Statement')

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#same wtih while loop
i=1
while i <=5:
    print(i)
    i+=1
else:
    print("Hit the While/Else Statement")

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#In this case else statement won't get print
i=1
while i <=5:
    print(i)
    i+=1
    if i==3:
        break
else:
    print("Hit the While/Else Statement")

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#In this case else statement will print as break statement doesn't get executed.
i=1
while i <=5:
    print(i)
    i+=1
    if i==7:
        break
else:
    print("Hit the While/Else Statement")

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#Example of Else statement with other loops

def find_index(to_search,target):
    for i,value in enumerate(to_search):
        if value == target:
            break
    else:
        return -1
    return i

my_list=['Bruce','Steve','Tony','Clarke']
index_location = find_index(my_list,'Tony')
print("Location of the Target is at index: {}".format(index_location))
#if value is not equal to target then break statement won't get execute and for loop else will return -1.
index_location2 = find_index(my_list,'oliver')
print("Location of the Target is at index: {}".format(index_location2))

Location of the Target is at index: 2
Location of the Target is at index: -1
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