ANNOUNCE: 'goto' for Python

[Bill]

"Richie Hindle" <richie at entrian.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.210.1080803438.20120.python-list at python.org...
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> 'comefrom' example: letting cleanup code take control after an error.
>
>     from goto import comefrom, label
>     def bigFunction():
>         setUp()
>         if not doFirstTask():
>             label .failed
>         if not doSecondTask():
>             label .failed
>         if not doThirdTask():
>             label .failed
>
>         comefrom .failed
>         cleanUp()
Hello,
Can you explain to me why you need comefrom? Couldn't you replace
"label.failed" with "goto cleanup"? Thanks.
Louis