Python’s Hidden Trick: The else Clause in Loops! 🤯

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Most developers use else with if, but did you know loops in Python can also have an else clause? 😲

🔹 How It Works

In Python, the else block in a loop runs only if the loop completes without a break!

🔹 Example

numbers = [1, 3, 5, 7]

for num in numbers:
    if num % 2 == 0:
        print(f"Found an even number: {num}")
        break
else:
    print("No even numbers found!")

📌 Output:

No even numbers found!

💡 Why? The loop didn’t break, so the else block ran.

🔹 When to Use It?

✅ Searching for an item (but handling cases where it’s not found)
✅ Verifying conditions inside loops

This is a Pythonic trick many developers overlook! Have you ever used else with loops before? 🤔