How to continue in nested loops in Python

Question

How can you continue the parent loop of say two nested loops in Python?

for a in b:
    for c in d:
        for e in f:
            if somecondi         


        

Answer 1

Here's a bunch of hacky ways to do it:

1. Create a local function

   for a in b:
       def doWork():
           for c in d:
               for e in f:
                   if somecondition:
                       return # 
       doWork()
   

   A better option would be to move doWork somewhere else and pass its state as arguments.

2. Use an exception

   class StopLookingForThings(Exception): pass
   
   for a in b:
       try:
           for c in d:
               for e in f:
                   if somecondition:
                       raise StopLookingForThings()
       except StopLookingForThings:
           pass