Python: How to execute statement and break in same line?

Question

I am currently working on a coding competition that requires the least amount of characters used to accomplish a task. I have many if statements in it which are in a while loop, and each one requires a break statement. Currently, my code is:

while <something>:
   if <something> is <something>:
      <do this>
      break

to shorten this I can do:

while <something>:
   if <something> is <something>:<do this>

But according to my knowledge, I can't break after this. Is there any way to break and execute a statement in the same line?

Answer 1

All expressions are statements, but not all statements are expressions.

if and else expressions are ternary operators. The expressions are evaluated. break and continue are statements. A statement isn't evaluated, it's executed. Statements cannot be used as an expression, we can use an expression in shorthand code but not a statement.

Statements must be separated by newlines or semicolons. So you can write

while <something>:
   if <something> is <something>:<do this> ; break