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Day 5 — Python Programming — LOOPS

6 min readJul 7, 2025

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Loops:

Loops in Python are used to execute a block of code repeatedly.

A loop is a way to repeat code again and again until a condition is met.

Python supports two main types of loops:

for Loop

Used when you know how many times you want to repeat something.

for i in range(5):
print(i)

👉 This prints numbers from 0 to 4.

while Loop

Used when you don’t know how many times, but you want to repeat while a condition is true.

i = 0
while i < 5:
print(i)
i += 1

👉 This also prints 0 to 4.

Loop Controls:

  • break → Stops the loop early.
  • continue → Skips the current step, goes to next.
  • else → Runs after loop ends (only if no break is used).

Let’s start Coding from Simple:

#Real EG - 

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for fruit in fruits: #Reaches each item in list
print(fruit)


#👉 Loops through the list and prints each fruit.

output >>
apple
banana
cherry

#Explanation -
#We have a list
#so for loop assign variable to each item in the list

#1. print => fruit = apple
#2. print => fruit = banana
#3. print => fruit = cherry

#List this we get out output
#You can add anything to each item in the List

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for fruit in fruits:
print("I Love " + fruit)

output>>

I Love apple
I Love banana
I Love cherry

Let’s Play with number’s now:

#Want TOTAL ==> USE ==> sum()

scores = [85, 92, 78, 88, 90]
total = sum(scores)
print(total)

output>>
433
#Use For Loop:

scores = [85, 92, 78, 88, 90]
total = 0
for s in scores:
total += s

print(total)

#total is set to 0 ==> But we want total of the list
#So s is each item in list
#Each time it will do ==> total = total + s
#total = 0 +85 , now total is 85
#total = 85+92 , now total is 177 ...

output >>
433
#Want MAX No ==> USE ==> max()

scores = [85, 92, 78, 88, 90]
print(max(scores))

output >>
92

#HOW YOU WILL DO USING FOR LOOP ==?
# Use For Loop:

scores = [85, 92, 78, 88, 90]
m = 0 # Start with m as 0

for s in scores: # Look at each number in the list
if s > m: # If this number is bigger than m
m = s # Change m to this number

# After the loop, m is the biggest number

#Explanation ==>
# Set m which was 0 to that item 85, so m is 85
# Next is 92 > m = 85 , Yes => Now m is 92
# Next is 78 > 92 , NO (It will do nothing)
# Next is 88 > 92 , NO
# Next is 90 > 92 , NO
# So m is 92 , which is max

print(m)

# output >> 92

For Loops and the Range() Function:

range (a, b)

#Range with for loop

for n in range(1, 5):
print(n)

output >>
1
2
3
4

#It will not include the last number
#Can add step to range function 

for n in range(1, 10, 2):
print(n)

output >>

1
3
5
7
9

Calculates the sum of all integers from 1 to 100 and prints the result.

#1+2+3+4+5+6+7..........
t = 0
for n in range(1, 101):
t += n # t = 0 + 1 , t = 1
# t = 1 + 2 , t = 3
# t = 3 + 3 , t = 6
# t = 6 + 4 , t = 10

print(t)

output >>
5050

Prints the numbers from 1 to 20, but replaces multiples of 3 with “NUM-3”, multiples of 5 with “NUM-5”, and multiples of both 3 and 5 with “3&5”

for r in range(1, 20):
if r % 3 == 0 and r % 5 == 0 :
print("3&5")
elif r % 5 == 0 :
print("NUM-5")
elif r % 3 == 0 :
print("NUM-3")
else:
print(r)

output >>
1
2
NUM-3
4
NUM-5
NUM-3
7
8
NUM-3
NUM-5
11
NUM-3
13
14
3&5
16
17
NUM-3
19

PROJECT = Welcome to the Password Generator!

Simple-

import random
letters = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z']
numbers = ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9']
symbols = ['!', '#', '$', '%', '&', '(', ')', '*', '+']

print("Welcome to the Password Generator!")
num = int(input("How many number you want in your password ? \n"))
let = int(input("How many letters you want ? \n"))
sym = int(input("How many symbols you want ? \n"))

password = ""

for r in range(0, let): #each item in range of 0 to num user game
password += random.choice(letters) #password = password + random choice from list letters

for r in range(0, num):
password += random.choice(numbers)

for r in range(0, sym):
password += random.choice(symbols)

random.shuffle(password)
print(password)

output >>

Welcome to the PyPassword Generator!
How many number you want in your password ?
2
How many letters you want ?
5
How many symbols you want ?
1
vMoWJ10%

Final —

import random
letters = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z']
numbers = ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9']
symbols = ['!', '#', '$', '%', '&', '(', ')', '*', '+']

print("Welcome to the PyPassword Generator!")
let = int(input("How many letters you want ? \n"))
num = int(input("How many number you want in your password ? \n"))
sym = int(input("How many symbols you want ? \n"))

password = []

for r in range(0, let): #each item in range of 0 to num user game
password += random.choice(letters) #password = password + random choice from list letters

for r in range(0, num):
password += random.choice(numbers)

for r in range(0, sym):
password += random.choice(symbols)

random.shuffle(password) #suffling password (list)
print(password)

#turn back into string

passw = ""
for c in password:
passw += c

print(f"Your password is {passw}")

output >>
Welcome to the PyPassword Generator!
How many letters you want ?
5
How many number you want in your password ?
2
How many symbols you want ?
1
['8', 'm', 'F', 'b', 'B', 'b', '&', '8']
Your password is 8mFbBb&8

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Written by Nidhi Ashtikar

Experienced AWS DevOps professional with a passion for writing insightful articles.