Learn Python · lesson 15 of 24
Repeating while something is true
Start with n = 100 and keep halving it with n = n // 2 while n is bigger than 5. Print n at the end.
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A while loop keeps going as long as its question is True, so something inside the loop must change or it never stops. Use it when you do not know in advance how many times to repeat.
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Start with n = 100 and keep halving it with n = n // 2 while n is bigger than 5. Print n at the end.
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