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False
The **while** loop
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+==================
+
The Python **while** loop is similar to the C/C++ while loop. The syntax is as
follows:
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@ Let us look at an example:
5
The **if** conditional
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+======================
The Python **if** block provides the conditional execution of statements.
If the condition evaluates as true the block of statements defined under the if
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ Let us look at an example:
print n, " is 0"
**raw_input()**
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+===============
In the previous example we saw the call to the raw_input() subroutine.
The **raw_input()** method is used to take user inputs through the console.
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ Observe here that the variable *pal* is a string and hence integer operations
cannot be performed on it. Hence the exception is raised.
**int()** method
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+================
Generally for computing purposes, the data used is not strings or raw data but
on integers, floats and similar mathematical data structures. The data obtained
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ using the **int()** method the string *pal* was converted to an integer variable
Functions in Python: **def**
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+============================
*Functions* allow us to enclose a set of statements and call the function again
and again instead of repeating the group of statements everytime. Functions also
@@ -809,7 +810,6 @@ the values are manipulated even outside the function::
>>> can_change(name)
>>> name
['Mr.', 'James', 'Gosling']
-
If nothing is returned by the function explicitly, Python takes care to return
None when the funnction is called.