.. _consider-refactoring-into-while-condition:

consider-refactoring-into-while-condition / R3501
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**Message emitted:**

``Consider using 'while %s' instead of 'while %s:' an 'if', and a 'break'``

**Description:**

*Emitted when `while True:` loop is used and the first statement is a break condition. The ``if / break`` construct can be removed if the check is inverted and moved to the ``while`` statement.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/c/consider-refactoring-into-while-condition/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/c/consider-refactoring-into-while-condition/good.py
   :language: python

**Configuration file:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/c/consider-refactoring-into-while-condition/pylintrc
    :language: ini





.. note::
  This message is emitted by the optional :ref:`'consider_refactoring_into_while'<pylint.extensions.consider_refactoring_into_while_condition>`
  checker, which requires the ``pylint.extensions.consider_refactoring_into_while_condition`` plugin to be loaded.

Created by the `consider_refactoring_into_while <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/blob/main/pylint/extensions/consider_refactoring_into_while_condition.py>`__ checker.