Dave Hansen wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:27:58 +1300 in comp.lang.python, Carl Cerecke > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > >>Python has no goto. > > > +1 > > [...] > >>We want a goto. > > > -1
I agree entirely. My (rather unclearly made) point was that, for the particular application (FSM), an unrestricted jump is really handy. Not that we want goto in python (Eurghhhh!!) just to make this one case easier. I learnt programming on a Commodore-64 where BASIC programs where required to be liberally sprinkled with gotos (No else. Only one, global, scope. No real functions). I know first hand the pain gotos can inflict. We don't want to go back there. But. They are still really handy for directly implementing a FSM in code! Hence my JUMP_ABSOLUTE bytecode rewrite hack for FSMs. Cheers, Carl. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
