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On Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 12:51 PM Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:

> BartC <bc@freeuk.com>:
> Really, there's only one high-level construct you can't live without:
> the "while" statement. Virtually every Python program has at least one
> "while" statement, and in general, it is unavoidable.
>
> Basic programs, on the other hand, don't need that meaningless buzzword,
> but can live just fine with GOTO.
>

You don't need WHILE or GOTO, you can just copy-paste code. You probably
need an IF at some point.

>