RE: Extension of while syntax

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From	"Clayton Kirkwood" <crk@godblessthe.us>
To	"'Ben Finney'" <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>, <python-list@python.org>
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I would prefer:
while value = initial_value in undesired_values:
        value = get_some_value()

Seems I've seen something like this before, C, Perl?

Clayton


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Python-list [mailto:python-list-
>bounces+crk=godblessthe.us@python.org] On Behalf Of Ben Finney
>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:38 PM
>To: python-list@python.org
>Subject: Re: Extension of while syntax
>
>Nelson Crosby <nc@sourcecomb.com> writes:
>
>> I was thinking a bit about the following pattern:
>>
>> value = get_some_value()
>> while value in undesired_values:
>>     value = get_some_value()
>
>I think that's an anti-pattern (because of the repetition, as you say).
>
>An improvement::
>
>    value = some_default_value_such_as_None
>    while value in undesired_values:
>        value = get_some_value()
>
>More common and generally useful::
>
>    while True:
>        value = get_some_value()
>        if value not in undesired_values:
>            break
>
>> What are other's thoughts on this?
>
>I think there are already clean ways to deal with this in common use.
>
><URL:https://wiki.python.org/moin/WhileLoop>
><URL:https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#break-and-
>continue-statements-and-else-clauses-on-loops>
>
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Thread

Extension of while syntax Nelson Crosby <nc@sourcecomb.com> - 2014-12-11 18:21 -0800
  Re: Extension of while syntax Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-12-12 13:37 +1100
  Re: Extension of while syntax Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-12 13:38 +1100
    Re: Extension of while syntax Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-12-12 09:10 +0200
      Re: Extension of while syntax Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-12 18:38 +1100
        Re: Extension of while syntax Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-12-12 10:25 +0200
      Re: Extension of while syntax cl@isbd.net - 2014-12-12 09:09 +0000
        Re: Extension of while syntax Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-12-12 12:33 +0200
  RE: Extension of while syntax "Clayton Kirkwood" <crk@godblessthe.us> - 2014-12-11 18:59 -0800
  Re: Extension of while syntax Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-12-11 22:00 -0500
  Re: Extension of while syntax Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-12-12 14:14 +1100
  Re: Extension of while syntax Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-12-12 08:00 +0000
  Re: Extension of while syntax Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-12 19:05 +1100
  Re: Extension of while syntax Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-12-12 11:38 -0500
  Re: Extension of while syntax Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-13 22:56 +1100

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