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Break Statements helps reduce Production Risk

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bad

def contains_magic_number(list, magic_number):
    for i in list:
        if i == magic_number:
            print "This list contains the magic number."
    else:
        print "This list does NOT contain the magic number."

good

def contains_magic_number(list, magic_number):
    for i in list:
        if i == magic_number:
            print "This list contains the magic number."
            break  # added break statement here
    else:
        print "This list does NOT contain the magic number."

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Why you should care

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The else clause of a loop is executed when the loop sequence is empty. When a loop specifies no break statement, the elseclause will always execute, because the loop sequence will eventually always become empty. Sometimes this is the intended behavior, in which case you can ignore this error. But most times this is not the intended behavior, and you should therefore review the code in question.

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Business Impacts

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CAST recommendations

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References

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