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'for' with a list, tuple or set

iterate over each item in a container

items = ['a', 'b', 'c']

for item in items:
    print(item)

Argument(s):

N/A (iterates over list, tuple or set)

Return value(s):

with each iteration, object from the container is assigned to the loop variable

as Python iterates over each item in a container, it assigns the item to the loop variable (in the example, 'item'), then executes the block. The assignment and block execution happen once for each item in the container.