what does break function do in python code example

Example 1: break python

# Use of break statement inside the loop

for val in "string":
    if val == "i":
        break
    print(val)

print("The end")
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The end

Example 2: python break

nums = [6,8,0,5,3]
product = 1

for num in nums:
  if num == 0:
    product = 0
    break # stops the for loop
  product *= num

print(product)