return True stop the loop in Python?

Question

I am still a beginner but does not know why the \"return True\" in a \"for loop\" stop the loop after the first pass. If I use something else than \"return\", everything is fine

Answer 1

return statement is to return a value from a function. So, if you use return the control will be transferred to the calling function.

If you want to break out of the loop, you need to use break statement.

For example,

def tempFunc1():
    i = 1
    return i
    print "leaving tempFunc1"

print tempFunc1()

It prints just 1. It doesnt print leaving tempFunc1 because, the function has returned to the caller before executing the print "leaving tempFunc1" statement.