Challenge: Run a piece of Python code forever—until it is forcefully interrupted by the user.
Solution: use a while loop with a Boolean expression that always evaluates to True
.
Examples: have a look at the following variants of an infinite while loop.
# Method 1: While Condition True while True: # Your Python Code Here. # Example: print(42)
You can also use a while condition that always evaluates to True
. For example, all integers or non-empty lists will evaluate to True
:
# Method 2: While Condition evaluates to True while 3421: # Your Python Code Here. # Example: print(42)
You can inverse a while condition that evaluates to False. For example, the following code waits a fixed number of milliseconds before running the next iteration:
# Method 3: Pause between loop iterations to save CPU import time while not time.sleep(5): # Your Python Code Here. # Example: print(42)
The expression not time.sleep(5)
always evaluates to True
because the time.sleep()
function returns None
which evaluates to False
.
You can actually try running the following code—or even implement your own loop body here:

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