[Tutor] Multiple exits in a function...

[Alan Gauld]

> I really don't see what's wrong with multiple returns,
> especially in a simple function like this. 

YOu have actually just hit on a very important point.
Where the functions are short and only have a few levels 
of nesting - as is usually the case in languages like 
Python - the whole issue of comprehension and levels 
of reading are much less important.

In more traditional 3rd generation languages like C 
or Pascal it was quite common for *functions* to 
be 50-100 lines long with up to 7 or more levels of 
indentation/nesting. In that type of environment 
the ability to stop reading after more than 2 levels 
of indent and still make sense of the code was 
very important.

When the whole *program* is only 100 lines then the 
issue is much less serious. But then again the whole 
need for structure is much less serious!

Alan G.