In Python, you can stop a while loop using the break statement. The break statement immediately terminates the loop, and the program continues with the next statement after the loop.

Example

In this example, the loop will print numbers from 1 to 3 and then stop when i equals 3¹.

Using a Condition

Another way to stop a while loop is by ensuring the condition becomes false. For instance:

Here, the loop will stop when i reaches 6².

Using continue

The continue statement can be used to skip the current iteration and proceed to the next one:

In this example, the number 3 will be skipped³.

Using else

The else clause can be used with a while loop to execute a block of code once when the condition is no longer true:

This will print numbers from 1 to 5 and then print "i is no longer less than 6"³.