[Term Entry] Python Keyword: break #6962

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+---
+Title: 'break'
+Description: 'Immediately exits the nearest enclosing `for` or `while` loop.'
+Subjects:
+  - 'Computer Science'
+  - 'Data Science'
+Tags:
+  - 'Break'
+  - 'Loops'
+  - 'Python'
+CatalogContent:
+  - 'learn-python-3'
+  - 'paths/computer-science'
+---
+
+The **`break`** keyword is used to exit a [loop](https://codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/loops) immediately. It’s commonly used to stop looping early based on a condition or to exit infinite loops.
+
+## Syntax
+
+The following is the syntax for using `break` in `while` loop:
+
+```pseudo
+while condition:
+  if some_condition:
+    break  # exit the loop
+```
+
+The following is the syntax for using `break` in `for` loop:
+
+```pseudo
+for item in iterable:
+  if some_condition:
+    break  # exit the loop
+```
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- The break statement does not take any parameters.
+
+**Return value:**
+
+The `break` statement does not return any value. It simply exits the nearest enclosing loop immediately.
+
+## Example: Using `break` to Exit a Loop Early
+
+This example iterates through a list of numbers and stops printing when the number 5 is reached, demonstrating how `break` exits the loop immediately:
+
+```py
+numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
+for number in numbers:
+  print(number)
+
+  if number == 5:
+    break
+```
+
+Output of this code will be:
+
+```shell
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+```
+
+## CodeByte Example: Using `break` to Stop Loop on a Condition
+
+This example loops through numbers and prints their doubles until it encounters a number divisible by 5, where it exits the loop using `break`:
+
+```codebyte/python
+numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+for number in numbers:
+  if number % 5 == 0:
+    break
+  print(number * 2)
+```