Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'warnings': 0.04; 'odd': 0.07; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'rejected': 0.09; 'subject:while': 0.09; 'variant': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'fork': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'gonna': 0.16; 'loops': 0.16; 'restructured': 0.16; 'umpteen': 0.16; 'variants': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'pointed': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'dec': 0.30; 'errors': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'up.': 0.33; 'fri,': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.38; '12,': 0.39; 'break': 0.61; 'course': 0.61; 'times': 0.62; 'such': 0.63; 'happen': 0.63; 'become': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; '2.8': 0.84; '7:00': 0.84; 'subject:Extension': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=O3Esiwnw37kHB3Ya8EMQAosD5e+FoNyFeYhr9adFILQ=; b=inHTCGtD3fdVr6vZNyZMaaAs0W4Beoy8CmVboT2YmZ4EtOfw+cb54lyFGkmBVSL9kY GWQaXv9KmShXFUZDtCCGIVPhnYl6uTx+VyiziPbX9ksdUbAYusQI2xWPg+yt4NSqgL4J zhehe/ptwFJzs4p4WZPZXgbS7UACI7sKh5/Cz/FiWQXd+GueTCetqm2sl9XmhXhBVk05 BTMmnhxBxgqCqtyTqgDKOzRV7dJzDjCGW/EDJHqNTV9YZSEuE7SppaOU4fPlxJv9Bxit M2aHFFmloLFBmHjOU4mB1gnPBalV9TgRstMPe4Vm7NCGEO1TfgA7B93WBfVcoi7vvh5q HoKA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.94.14 with SMTP id z14mr14809971icm.59.1418371551058; Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:05:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <14d2b880-3837-4267-a769-33ae7393f78b@googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:05:50 +1100 Subject: Re: Extension of while syntax From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 11 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1418371554 news.xs4all.nl 2842 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:36152 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:82423 On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > It won't happen as different format loops have been discussed and rejected > umpteen times over the last 20 odd years, mainly because the code can be > restructured using break as others have already pointed out. Unless of > course you fork Python, joining others working on variants such as Python > 2.8 or RickedPython :) RickRolledPython, the variant in which errors become warnings because it's never gonna give you up. ChrisA