Conditional and Iterative
Statements
Control Statements in Python are the statements which control or change the flow of execution of a
program.
There are number of control statements available in Python, that decides the flow of execution.
Types of statements in python
o Statements are the instructions given to the computer to perform any kind of action, be it data
movements, and be it making decisions or be it repeating actions.
o Empty statement
▪ A statement which does nothing is known as empty statement.
▪ In python empty statement is pass statement.
▪ A pass statement is useful in those places where the syntax of language requires the presence of
a statement but where the logic of the program does not.
o Simple statement
▪ Any single executable statement is a simple statement in Python.
o Compound statement
▪ A compound statement represents a group of statements executed as a unit. The compound
statements of Python are written in a specific pattern as shown below:
<compound statement header> (<Header>):
<indented body containing multiple simple and/or compound
statements>(<body>)
Statement flow control
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o Sequence
▪ The sequence construct means the
statements are being executed
sequentially.
▪ Sequence refers to the normal flow
of control in a program and is the simplest
one.
▪ When the final statement of program is State
executed, the program is done.
o Selection
▪ The selection construct means the
execution of statements depending upon a
condition-test.
▪ If a condition evaluates to True, a course of
action is followed otherwise if False then
another course-of-action is followed.
o Iteration(looping)
▪ In programming, loops are a sequence of
instructions that does a specific set of
instructions or tasks based on some conditions
and continue the tasks until it reaches certain
conditions.
▪ It is seen that in programming, sometimes
we need to write a set of instructions
repeatedly - which is a tedious task, and the
processing also takes time.
▪ So, in programming, we use iteration
technique to repeat the same or similar type
of tasks based on the specified condition.
Algorithm
o An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure to solve a
given problem.
o Read and analyse the given problem
o Decide about basic sub-task need to solve a problem
o Order these subtask
o Algorithms are commonly written out with tools like pseudocode, flow chats or decision trees and tables.
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Flowcharts
o A flowchart is a graphical representation of steps in algorithm to solve a given problem.
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