table - summarizes python' statement set each statement in python has its own specific purpose and its own specific syntax--the rules that define its structure-thoughas we'll seemany share common syntax patternsand some statementsroles overlap table - also gives examples of each statementwhen coded according to its syntax rules in your programsthese units of code can perform actionsrepeat tasksmake choicesbuild larger program structuresand so on this part of the book deals with entries in the table from the top through break and continue you've informally been introduced to few of the statements in table - alreadythis part of the book will fill in details that were skipped earlierintroduce the rest of python' procedural statement setand cover the overall syntax model statements lower in table - that have to do with larger program units--functionsclassesmodulesand exceptions--lead to larger programming ideasso they will each have section of their own more focused statements (like delwhich deletes various componentsare covered elsewhere in the bookor in python' standard manuals table - python statements statement role example assignment creating references ab 'good''badcalls and other expressions running functions log write("spamham"print calls printing objects print('the killer'jokeif/elif/else selecting actions if "pythonin textprint(textfor/else iteration for in mylistprint(xwhile/else general loops while yprint('hello'pass empty placeholder while truepass break loop exit while trueif exittest()break continue loop continue while trueif skiptest()continue def functions and methods def (abc= * )print( + + + [ ]return functions results def (abc= * )return + + + [ yield generator functions def gen( )for in nyield * global namespaces 'olddef function()global xyx 'newnonlocal namespaces ( xdef outer() 'old introducing python statements