The rap against "while True:" loops

[Paul Rubin]

Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:
> >    d[key] += value
> 
> Yes, the motivation was to reduce 4 lines to 1 line for a common use
> case, and not because of any sense of 'inappropriateness'.

Reducing 4 confusing lines to 1 clear one is almost always appropriate.