Is there any significant difference between the two Python keywords continue
and pass
like in the examples
for element in some_list:
if not element:
pass
and
for element in some_list:
if not element:
continue
I should be aware of?
Yes, they do completely different things. pass
simply does nothing, while continue
goes on with the next loop iteration. In your example, the difference would become apparent if you added another statement after the if
: After executing pass
, this further statement would be executed. After continue
, it wouldn't.
>>> a = [0, 1, 2]
>>> for element in a:
... if not element:
... pass
... print(element)
...
0
1
2
>>> for element in a:
... if not element:
... continue
... print(element)
...
1
2