On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Daniel Fetchinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Or just: >>>> >>>> If command is "quit" ... >>> >>> Hmmm. In Flaming Thunder, I'm using "is" (and "is an", "is a", etc) >>> for assigning and checking types. For example, to read data from a >>> file and check for errors: >>> >>> Read data from "input.txt". >>> If data is an error then go to ... >> >> Arf ! A goto ! > > You are surely aware of the fact that the C source of python also uses > goto at tons of places. Is that Arf! too? > And in the Linux kernel, and probably lots of other places too--several places I've seen it used, they explain it as "this helps clue in the optimizer" or something to that effect. (That doesn't mean it's a good idea to use it in everyday code though.) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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