Python 3 - Nested loops

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Python programming language allows the usage of one loop inside another loop. The following section shows a few examples to illustrate the concept.

Syntax

for iterating_var in sequence:
   for iterating_var in sequence:
      statements(s)
   statements(s)

The syntax for a nested while loop statement in Python programming language is as follows −

while expression:
   while expression:
      statement(s)
   statement(s)

A final note on loop nesting is that you can put any type of loop inside any other type of loop. For example a for loop can be inside a while loop or vice versa.

Example

The following program uses a nested-for loop to display multiplication tables from 1-10.

#!/usr/bin/python3

import sys
for i in range(1,11):
   for j in range(1,11):
      k = i*j
      print (k, end=' ')
   print()

The print() function inner loop has end=' ' which appends a space instead of default newline. Hence, the numbers will appear in one row.

Last print() will be executed at the end of inner for loop.

Output

When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 
6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 
7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 
8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 
9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100