How many stars (*) will the following snippet send to the console? i = 0 while i <= 5 : i += 1 if i % 2 == 0: break print("*")

i = 0
while i <= 5 :
    i += 1
    if i % 2 == 0:
      break
    print("*")

• two
• one
• three
• zero

Explanation: Let’s analyze this example:

• the i variable is assigned the integer value of 0,
• the while
• the i variable is incremented by 1, and its new value is 2,
• the operation 1 % 2 is evaluated and returns 1,
• the 1 is compared with 0, 1 == 0, and since it is False, the if conditional is not executed,
• A star is printed on the console,
• the while loop now compares if 2 <= 3, and since it is True, the loop is entered,
• the i variable is incremented by 1, and its new value is 2,
• the operation 2 % 2 is evaluated and returns 0,
• the 0 is compared with 0, 0 == 0, and since it is True, the if conditional is executed,
• the break statement is executed,
• the while loop is terminated.

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