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tags: decompiler
title: Decmp results for continue, break and return
---

# `continue`, `return`, and `break` in loops

The following is an analysis of `continue`, `return`, and `break` in loops in different contexts.

## Results
The environment is as follows:
- Python 3.8
- Uncompyle6

| | `continue`| `break` | `return` |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ----- |
| Regular | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `try` block | Fail❌ | Pass✅ | Fail❌ |
| `except` block | Fail❌ | Fail❌ | Fail❌ |
| `with` block | Fail❌ | Fail❌ | Fail❌ |
| `if` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `elif` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `else` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |

The environment is as follows:
- Python 3.8
- Decompyle3

| | `continue`| `break` | `return` |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ----- |
| Regular | Pass✅ | Fail❌ | Pass✅ |
| `try` block | Fail❌ | Fail❌ | Fail❌ |
| `except` block | Fail❌ | Fail❌ | Fail❌ |
| `with` block | Fail❌ | Fail❌ | Fail❌ |
| `if` | Pass✅ | Fail❌ | Pass✅ |
| `elif` | Pass✅ | Fail❌ | Pass✅ |
| `else` | Pass✅ | Fail❌ | Pass✅ |

The environment is as follows:
- Python 3.7
- Uncompyle6

| | `continue`| `break` | `return` |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ----- |
| Regular | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `try` block | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `except` block | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `with` block | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `if` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `elif` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `else` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |

The environment is as follows:
- Python 3.7
- Decompyle3

| | `continue`| `break` | `return` |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ----- |
| Regular | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `try` block | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `except` block | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `with` block | Fail❌ | Fail❌ | Pass✅ |
| `if` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `elif` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |
| `else` | Pass✅ | Pass✅ | Pass✅ |

## Code template used:
- `try` code:

def foo():
    for tp in set(np.sctypeDict.values()):
        try:
            z=z
            return a
        except:
            z=z

- `except` code:

def foo():
    for tp in set(np.sctypeDict.values()):
        try:
            z=z
        except:
            return a
            z=z

- `with` code:

def foo():
    for tp in set(np.sctypeDict.values()):
        with open(f) as t:
            z=z
            return a

- `if` code:

def foo():
    for tp in set(np.sctypeDict.values()):
        if a:
            return a
        elif b:
            z=z
        else:
            z=z
        

- `elif` code:

def foo():
    for tp in set(np.sctypeDict.values()):
        if a:
            z=z
        elif b:
            return a
        else:
            z=z

- `else` code:

def foo():
    for tp in set(np.sctypeDict.values()):
        if a:
            z=z
        elif b:
            z=z
        else:
            return a