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FAQ about goto lacks answer #87365

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Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin opened this issue Feb 11, 2021 · 4 comments
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FAQ about goto lacks answer #87365

Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin opened this issue Feb 11, 2021 · 4 comments
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Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin commented Feb 11, 2021

BPO 43199
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  • bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto #24852
  • [3.9] bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852) #24862
  • [3.8] bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852) #24863
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    Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin commented Feb 11, 2021

    In the FAQ there is a question "Why is there no goto?" but the answer addresses how to use exceptions to do something akin to goto. I think the documentation could benefit from the reasons why there is no goto or that the question is changed, perhaps "How to approximate goto?".

    Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html#why-is-there-no-goto

    @Mikael-Lovqvist Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin added 3.7 (EOL) end of life 3.10 only security fixes 3.8 only security fixes 3.9 only security fixes labels Feb 11, 2021
    @Mikael-Lovqvist Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin added 3.7 (EOL) end of life docs Documentation in the Doc dir type-feature A feature request or enhancement 3.10 only security fixes 3.8 only security fixes 3.9 only security fixes labels Feb 11, 2021
    @Mikael-Lovqvist Mikael-Lovqvist mannequin added docs Documentation in the Doc dir type-feature A feature request or enhancement labels Feb 11, 2021
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    New changeset 5e29021 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch 'master':
    bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852)
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    New changeset c3f0333 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
    bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852)
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    New changeset 59f2741 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.8':
    bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852)
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    @terryjreedy terryjreedy removed the 3.7 (EOL) end of life label Mar 15, 2021
    @terryjreedy terryjreedy removed the 3.7 (EOL) end of life label Mar 15, 2021
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