why no break N levels, as in other leading languages?

[Aahz]

In article <87ptn2xx5o.fsf at jidanni.org>,
Dan Jacobson  <jidanni at dman.ddts.net> wrote:
>
>... oops, where were we? Anyway, in python did he forget
>about giving it a N ability or is there of course some higher
>principle involved?

class BreakException(Exception):
    pass

try:
    for i in range(foo):
        for j in range(bar):
            for k in range(spam):
                if my_func():
                    raise BreakException
except BreakException:
    pass
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