1.5.2 for: else:

[John Max Skaller]

On Wed, 28 Jul 1999 14:57:55 -0700, "Vadim Chugunov" <chega_ at yahoo.com> wrote:

>When I first saw Python syntax for loops I said: "A-ha!  So in Python I will not
>need a goto
>in situations like this:
>-----
>for(Item* pitem=pseq->First(); pitem; pitem=pitem->Next())
>    if (pitem->key==42)
>        goto Found;
>
>pitem = pseq->Insert(new Item());
>Found:
>    // use item pointed to by pitem
>-----
>In fact, I do not see any other good use for else: clause in a loop.

Isn't this a fine reason for it?
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