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I've noticed the following code is legal in Python. My question is why? Is there a specific reason? n = 5 while n != 0: print n n -= 1 else: print "what the..." Many beginners accidentally stumble on this syntax when they try to put an if / else block inside of a while or for loop, and don't indent the else properly. The solution is to make sure the else block lines up with the if , assuming that it was your intent to pair them. This question explains why it didn't cause a syntax error , and what the resulting code means. See also I'm getting an IndentationError. How do I fix it? , for the cases where there is a syntax error reported. See also Why does python use 'else' after for and while loops? for questions about how to make good use of the feature.
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