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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
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More Control Flow Tools
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Besides the :keyword:`while` statement just introduced, Python uses the usual
flow control statements known from other languages, with some twists.
Besides the :keyword:`while` statement just introduced, Python uses a few more
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"As well as" would be more idiomatic English than "besides".

that will be introduced in this chapter.
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"... that we will encounter..."



.. _tut-if:
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:keyword:`!break` and :keyword:`!continue` Statements, and :keyword:`!else` Clauses on Loops
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The :keyword:`break` statement, like in C, breaks out of the innermost enclosing
The :keyword:`break` statement breaks out of the innermost enclosing
:keyword:`for` or :keyword:`while` loop.

Loop statements may have an :keyword:`!else` clause; it is executed when the loop
The :keyword:`for` loop statements may have an extra :keyword:`!else` clause; it is executed when the loop
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I think the line length needs to be checked here.

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This just seems bad. You restricted it to for statements, but it also applies to while statements. And the else clause isn't really "extra" (I even checked some dictionaries, they all defined it like "added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional. Example: they offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour". And loop statements can only have one else clause.)

terminates through exhaustion of the iterable (with :keyword:`for`) or when the
condition becomes false (with :keyword:`while`), but not when the loop is
terminated by a :keyword:`break` statement. This is exemplified by the
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