how to skip number in while loop python

1for i in range(1,11):
2    if i==5:
3        continue
4    print (i)

1nums = [7,3,-1,8,-9]
2positive_nums = []
3
4for num in nums:
5    if num < 0: #skips to the next iteration
6        continue
7    positive_nums.append(num)
8        
9print(positive_nums) # 7,3,8

1def skip_down(num, skip):
2    count = 0
3    lst = [0]
4    while count< num:
5        count = count + skip
6        lst.append(count)
7    return lst
8print(skip_down(10, 3))