python "jump" or "goto" commands?

[Skip Montanaro]

    eric> I'd like to know if python has commands similar to "jump" or
    eric> "goto".

People use try/except to break out of multiple levels of nesting.  For
instance:

    class Label(Exception): pass

    try:
        for i in range(100):
	    for j in range(100):
	        if i*j > 2500:
		    raise Label
    except Label:
        pass

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