for -- else: what was the motivation?

[Dan Stromberg]

The else is executed if you don't "break" out of the loop early.

It cuts down on boolean flags.

On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 8:40 PM Axy via Python-list <python-list at python.org>
wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> this is rather a philosophical question, but I assume I miss something.
> I don't remember I ever used else clause for years I was with python and
> my expectation was it executed only if the the main body was never run.
> Ha-ha! I was caught by this mental trap.
>
> So, seriously, why they needed else if the following pieces produce same
> result? Does anyone know or remember their motivation?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Axy.
>
> print('--- with else')
>
>
> for i in [1,2,3]:
>      print(i)
> else:
>      print(4)
>
> for i in []:
>      print(i)
> else:
>      print(5)
>
> print('--- without else')
>
> for i in [1,2,3]:
>      print(i)
> print(4)
>
> for i in []:
>      print(i)
> print(5)
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