Is there a programming language that is combination of Python and Basic?

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Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:00:18 -0700, Mensanator wrote:
> 
>> On Apr 17, 3:37 pm, baykus <baykusde... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am looking for one of those experimental languages that might be
>>> combination of python+basic. Now thta sounds weird and awkward I know.
>> That's a clue you won't find anyone seriously contemplating such idiocy.
>>
>>> The reason I am asking is that I always liked how I could reference-
>>> call certain line number back in the days.
>> A bad idea. If you really want to write bad code, learn C.
>>
>>> It would be interesting to get similar functionality in Python.
>> Yeah, it would "interesting" just as a train wreck is "interesting", as
>> long as you're not the one who has to live through it.
> 
> Nevertheless, somebody *has* implemented such functionality in Python. 
> Not just GOTO, but also COMEFROM.
> 
> http://entrian.com/goto/
> 
>  
>> I once translated a BASIC program to Pascal (hint: no goto allowed). 
> 
> Pascal has GOTOs. People rarely used them, because even in the 1970s and 
> 80s they knew that unstructured gotos to arbitrary places was a terrible 
> idea.
> 
> GOTO in Pascal required that you defined a label in your code, then you 
> could jump to that label. You can't jump to arbitrary parts of the 
> program, only within the current procedure.
> 
What I found strange was that labels could be only unsigned integers,
but they still had to be declared:

     label 1, 2, 3;

Fortunately the version(s) I used (TurboPascal/Dephi) permitted
identifiers.