Re: Is this PEP-able? fwhile

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On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Tim Chase
> <python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-06-25 07:38, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>> Python has no issues with breaking out of loops, and even has
>>> syntax specifically to complement it (the 'else:' clause). Use
>>> break/continue when appropriate.
>>
>> from minor_gripes import breaking_out_of_nested_loops_to_top_level
>
> True. There are times I do wish for a 'goto'. But if goto were
> implemented, I would also use it for jumping _into_ loops, and I'm not
> sure that's going to make the feature popular :)

You can have labeled break and continue without going all the way to a
goto statement.

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Re: Is this PEP-able? fwhile Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-06-24 16:41 -0600

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