Python Coding Challenge - Question with Answer (01151125)

Explanation:

Line 1: Initialization

count = 0

A variable count is created and initialized to 0.

This variable will act as the loop counter.

Line 2: Start of While Loop

while count < 5:

The loop will continue as long as count is less than 5.

The condition is checked before each iteration.

Line 3: Increment Counter

count += 1

In each iteration, count is increased by 1.

Equivalent to count = count + 1.

So count will take values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 during the iterations.

Line 4: Continue Condition

if count == 4:

    continue

If count equals 4, the continue statement executes.

continue means: skip the rest of this iteration and move to the next iteration.

Here, print(count) will be skipped when count == 4.

Line 5: Print Statement

print(count, end=" ")

If count is not 4, it will be printed.

end=" " ensures that the output is printed on the same line separated by a space.

Execution Flow

Iteration count value if count==4? Action Output so far

1             1                     No         print 1         1

2             2                     No         print 2         1 2

3             3                     No         print 3 1 2 3

4             4                     Yes continue (skip) 1 2 3

5             5                     No print 5 1 2 3 5

Final Output

1 2 3 5

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