why no break N levels, as in other leading languages?

[laotseu]

Evan Simpson wrote:
> Aahz wrote:
> 
>> class BreakException(Exception):
>>     pass
>>
>> try:
>>     for i in range(foo):
>>         for j in range(bar):
>>             for k in range(spam):
>>                 if my_func():
>>                     raise BreakException
>> except BreakException:
>>     pass
> 
> 
> This reminds me of a proposal that I actually coded up a Python patch 
> for, then lost:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=CXxz3.57%242y4.69103%40news-dal.corridex.com 
> 
> 
> It allowed the above to be written as:
> 
> try:
>     for i in range(foo):
>         for j in range(bar):
>             for k in range(spam):
>                 if my_func():
>                     break 'Matched'
> continue 'Matched':
>     pass
> 
> This is more than syntactic sugar, since the association between the 
> break statement and the continue clause is completely lexical and static.
> 
> I realize that the 'continue' keyword syntax for the break target isn't 
> great, but I couldn't think of a better one.
> 

Reminds me of an evil (tm) statement known in some others languages. 
Should I name it ?-)

Laotseu
PS : who said 'goto' ?