Re: Zen of Python

From: Aahz (aahz_at_pythoncraft.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: 24 Jan 2005 08:48:05 -0500

In article <mailman.923.1106196903.22381.python-list@python.org>,
Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> wrote:
>[Paul Rubin]
>>
>> And you can break out of a containing loop from a nested loop
>> with try/raise.
>
>Heh heh. Yes, you can. I've never seen a real Python program that
>did, but there's nothing to stop you. What did you think the "direct"
>in "direct way" might have been intended to mean?

Actually, I like breaking out of nested "search" loops with try/except. 

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