Working around a lack of 'goto' in python

[Dan Bishop]

"Brett" <abc at def.net> wrote in message news:<UBo2c.26879$pg4.12221 at newssvr24.news.prodigy.com>...
> Two areas where I've found 'goto' two be useful in other languages are in
> (untested examples in C++)
> 
> (1) deeply nested loops
> 
> for (k=0; k < 10; ++k)
> for (j=0; j < 10; ++j)
> for (i=0; i <10; ++i)
>     if (/* some test */) goto END;
> 
> END: /* continue */;

# One way is to fake GOTO using try-except

class END(Exception):
   pass

try:
   for k in xrange(10):
      for j in xrange(10):
         for i in xrange(10):
            if some_test():
               raise END()
except END:
   pass

# Another is to put the nested loops inside a function

def nested_loops():
   for k in xrange(10):
      for j in xrange(10):
         for i in xrange(10):
            if some_test():
               return

> and (2) repeating a while or for loop from the beginning:
> 
> BEGIN:
> for (n=0; n < 20; ++n)
>     if (/* some test */) goto BEGIN;

n = 0
while n < 20:
   if some_test():
      n = 0
      continue
   n += 1
 
> What are the techniques in python for simulating these algorithms without a
> 'goto' command?