[Python-Dev] Wishlist: dowhile

[Michael Hudson]

Michael McLay <mclay at python.net> writes:

>  I think this would be feature creep. It complicates the language
> for a very small gain. While the added syntax would be intuitive, it
> only saves a line or two over the existing syntax.

FWIW, this is my opinion too (and I've written a bunch of while
True:...if x: break loops today, even).

It would be much nicer if people spent time worrying about the
threads in multiple subinterpreters bug, or why 

def sc(*classes):
    return type('', classes, {})

sc(sc(str), sc(str))

fails.

Cheers,
mwh

-- 
  Guido (like us!) is a bit schizophrenic here: he wants to be a
  benevolent dictator, but also wants to treat people like
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  American audience <0.9 wink>.             -- Tim Peters, 10 Feb 2000