Iterate over List using For Loop in Python

In this tutorial, you will learn how to iterate over a list using For loop statement, with the help of example programs.

Python – List For Loop

To iterate over elements of a Python List using For Loop statement, use the list as iterable in For loop syntax.

The syntax to iterate over Python List using For Loop, and print that element is given below.

for element in mylist :
    print(element)

where mylist is the Python List, and element is the element with read only access during each iteration. Meaning, you cannot change the value of elements in the list, using for loop.

Examples

In the following programs, we take a list of elements, and then use For loop statement to iterate over the elements in the list.

1. Iterate over list of numbers using For loop

In this example, we will take a Python List, and iterate over all the elements of this list using for loop.

Python Program

list_1 = [4, 52, 6, 9, 21]

for element in list_1 :
    print(element)

Output

4
52
6
9
21

Reference tutorials for the above program

• Python – For loop

2. Iterate over list of strings using For loop

In this example, we will take a Python List of strings, and iterate over all the elements of list using for loop.

Python Program

list_1 = ["Nemo", "Arc", "Gary"]

for element in list_1 :
    print(element)

Output

Nemo
Arc
Gary

Conclusion

In this Python Tutorial, we learned how to iterate over elements of a Python List using For Loop statement.