Re: break in a module

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Date	2011-06-17 00:25 -0600
Subject	Re: break in a module
From	Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.63.1308291944.1164.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> wrote:
>> Yes, which could be rephrased as the fact that `break` and `continue` are
>> restricted to looping control structures, so reusing `break` in this context
>> would be a bad idea.
>
> Which is why I believe 'return' would be a better choice, even though
> returning a value other than None would make no sense. It would simply
> be a restriction, and one that almost nobody would notice - like this:
>

I'd say let's not bikeshed on the name when the merits of "breaking"
out of a module's execution haven't been established, but what's the
point.  <wink>

-eric

>>>> def f():
>        yield 1
>        yield 2
>        yield 3
>
>
>>>> a=f()
>>>> a
> <generator object f at 0x00FB4AA8>
>>>> a.send(1)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "<pyshell#7>", line 1, in <module>
>    a.send(1)
> TypeError: can't send non-None value to a just-started generator
>
> ChrisA
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Re: break in a module Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-06-14 16:28 -0700
  Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-14 16:51 -0700
    Re: break in a module Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 18:51 -0600
      Re: break in a module Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-15 11:33 +1000
        Re: break in a module Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 20:21 -0600
          Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 15:09 -0700
        Re: break in a module Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org> - 2011-06-15 00:02 -0400
      Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 15:07 -0700
        Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 09:27 +1000
          Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 16:29 -0700
            Re: break in a module Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com> - 2011-06-16 18:00 -0600
            Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 10:01 +1000
              Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 18:13 -0700
                Re: break in a module Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-06-16 19:17 -0700
                Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 21:21 -0700
                Re: break in a module Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-16 22:53 -0600
        Re: break in a module Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-17 00:48 +0000
          Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 10:57 +1000
            Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 18:21 -0700
              Re: break in a module Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-06-16 19:11 -0700
              Re: break in a module Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-16 19:58 -0600
                Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 21:24 -0700
                Re: break in a module Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-16 22:50 -0600
                Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-16 22:20 -0700
                Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 15:56 +1000
                Re: break in a module Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-17 06:00 +0000
                Re: break in a module Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-17 00:09 -0700
                Re: break in a module Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2011-06-18 12:36 +1000
                Re: break in a module Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-18 03:50 +0000
                Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 14:31 +1000
                Re: break in a module Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-18 04:49 +0000
                Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 15:06 +1000
                Re: break in a module Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2011-06-21 20:04 +1000
                Re: break in a module Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 00:25 -0600
    Re: break in a module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 11:33 +1000

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