for loops

Question

consider the loop

for a in range(10):
# some code

I cannot change the value of a while the loop is still running, e.g.

for a in range(10):
if a == 5:
a += 1

is there any way of doing this without using a while loop instead (example below)?

a = 0
while a < 10:
if a == 5:
a += 1
# doesn't generate an error

Answer 1

right... that would only allow for incrementing the value of a by 1 though. if I wanted a -= 1, that wouldn't work.

Answer 2

it's just less elegant, idk. but thanks anyways

Answer 3

Instead of a+=1 or a++ use “continue” to skip to next index without doing anything . Found via Google.