do-while loop?

Tom Funk _spam_sux_tdfunk at _spam_sux_nettally.com
Fri Mar 24 15:10:45 EST 2000


In an article posted 24 Mar 2000 11:16:42 -0800,
Johann Hibschman (johann at physics.berkeley.edu) said:
> while not abort:
>     [*your* niftiness snipped ;-)]
> else:
>     print abort_msg
> 
> while loop exited with "break" does not call the else clause, 
> while one exited with a normal while-control-test does.

Cool!  I keep forgetting about Python's tendency toward "else" legs in 
control structures.  I completely spaced out on while/else.  Nice 
distinction on when the else leg is executed.

-=< tom >=-
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