Python's for loops don't work the way for loops do in other languages. In this article we'll dive into Python's for loops to take a look at how they work under the hood and why they work the way they do. Looping gotchas We're going to start off our journey by taking a look at some "gotchas." After we've learned how looping works in Python, we'll take another look at these gotchas and explain what's going on.