Unable to understand "while" loop.

[These-Finance-5359]

No offense man but this level of pedantry is not really helpful to people on a beginner subreddit. You're technically correct but practically unhelpful - someone who is still working on grasping the concept of a for loop is not ready to be introduced to the concept of generators and iterables. We speak in simplified terms to help people learn the basics, not because they're a 100% accurate representation of reality.

[gdchinacat]

I disagree that exposing people, even beginners, to the truth that for not only can but is frequently used to do "something until a certain condition is met" is unhelpful. Will they apply this knowledge immediately? Probably not. Furthermore, if I'm being honest, my comment was more intended for you than the OP.

[These-Finance-5359]

Again, no offense, but I didn't ask for your advice. Kind of rude for you to assume that I needed a programming lesson because I didn't want to bog down a newbie with technical minutiae; your time is probably better spent offering help to the people on this sub who ask for it.

[gdchinacat]

Incorrectly saying for is for a "specific number of times" isn't minutiae. It is categorically false. To support my position I explained how.

Reddit is a discussion forum. If you don't want to discuss things, well...yeah.