Scoping in Python 'for' loops

Question

I\'m not asking about Python\'s scoping rules; I understand generally how scoping works in Python for loops. My question is why the design decisions were m

Answer 1

If you have a break statement in the loop (and want to use the iteration value later, perhaps to pick back up, index something, or give status), it saves you one line of code and one assignment, so there's a convenience.