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Docs: for for/else clarify that return or raise also skip the else (#124591) 

Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <jelle.zijlstra@gmail.com>
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@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ after the loop finishes its final iteration, that is, if no break occurred.
In a :keyword:`while` loop, it's executed after the loop's condition becomes false. In a :keyword:`while` loop, it's executed after the loop's condition becomes false.
In either kind of loop, the :keyword:`!else` clause is **not** executed In either kind of loop, the :keyword:`!else` clause is **not** executed if the
if the loop was terminated by a :keyword:`break`. loop was terminated by a :keyword:`break`. Of course, other ways of ending the
loop early, such as a :keyword:`return` or a raised exception, will also skip
execution of the :keyword:`else` clause.
This is exemplified in the following :keyword:`!for` loop, This is exemplified in the following :keyword:`!for` loop,
which searches for prime numbers:: which searches for prime numbers::