[Tutor] Loops

Joseph J. Strout joe@strout.net
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:00:11 -0700


At 6:46 PM -0300 09/28/99, Alexandre Passos wrote:

>I know vary well that python´s got for and while loops. I´d like to 
>know if python´s got the following loops:
>-Do-Until (until)

Nope.  Instead of...

do:
	foo(bar)
	until bar==42

(which isn't legal), try this...

while 1:
	foo(bar)
	if bar==42: break

>-Goto, jump

Goodness no!  These are Evil, and Python is Good.

Cheers,
-- Joe

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