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I have the following while loop:

while pointer < len(stack):
    temp_string +=1
    if stack[pointer] == "[":
        break

    pointer +=1

Now, I know that the break statement will cause the while loop to terminate, but am I right to say that as long as there is a break statement within the while loop (in any scope), as soon as it is reached, we break out of the while loop? i.e:

while pointer < len(stack):
    temp_string +=1
    if stack[pointer] == "[":
        if ....: 
            if ...: 
                break
    
    pointer +=1

So for the above, once we hit the break, it will break out of the while loop? Is this correct? And does the same apply to while loops within while loops?

patrick chong
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    Why don't you try? – Guy Jun 21 '21 at 12:48
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    It breaks out of the inner most loop you are in – Sayse Jun 21 '21 at 12:49
  • Also, see [the docs](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#break-and-continue-statements-and-else-clauses-on-loops) – Sayse Jun 21 '21 at 12:49
  • Where are the scopes? Are you talking about the if-statements? Cause they don't create scope; [Python doesn't have block-scoping](/a/6167952/4518341). – wjandrea Jun 21 '21 at 12:52
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    Ohh thanks wjandrea- I assumed that each 4 spaces is a new scope. But now I understand this is not necessarily the case! – patrick chong Jun 21 '21 at 12:59
  • "Scope" is usually reserved to talk about the namespace in which a variable name is defined, although one could overload the term to refer to the loop which a particular `break` statement applies to. `if` is not a loop, so it's not relevant. – chepner Jun 21 '21 at 13:15
  • I see! This makes so much more sense now. Thanks chepner the explanation helps a lot – patrick chong Jun 21 '21 at 13:17

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