Dear Fellow colleagues
https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-python/lessons/python-2-loops/exercises/your-own-while--else
Why does while and else have to be at the same indentation level and why is it wrong if the else statement is under the while loop?
Thank you jagmeet
The else has to be at the same indentation in order for the program to know which statement the else is referring to.
I don’t quite get it
The reason the else has to be on the same indentation level is so that when the program is running, it ‘knows’ that the else is connected to the while-computers aren’t smart, they’re just good at following instructions. Indentation is Python’s way of following instructions-it tells the computer which statements/blocks are related.
The same rules that apple for if/else apply for while/else.
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