do ... while loop

[Radovan Garabik]

Joel Davis <joeld at anisci.com> wrote:
 : I totally agree.

 : I use while 1:  (and for(;;) in c) all the time. It seems like a really
 : good construct, however I always feel a little uneasy, like it is
 : abusing the language or something.. 

 : I wish there was some kind of "officially sanctioned" version of this,
 : that implied (or even enforced) that the loop was meant to be exited
 : with a break, somthing like 

 : loop:
 :    ...
 :    if (): 
 :       break
 :    ...
 :    if (): 
 :       break

I use this in my programs:

forever = 1
...
while forever:
    ....

just my 2 cents...
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