Question

Is it possible to make a double continue and jump to the item after the next item in the list in python?

Answer 1

Use an iterator:

>>> list_iter = iter([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
>>> for i in list_iter:
...     print "not skipped: ", i
...     if i == 3:
...         print "skipped: ", next(list_iter, None)
...         continue
... 
not skipped:  1
not skipped:  2
not skipped:  3
skipped:  4
not skipped:  5

Using the next builtin with a default of None avoids raising StopIteration — thanks kevpie for the suggestion!