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 The Natural Philosopher to All 
 Re: naughty Python 
 01 Jan 26 12:17:01 
 
XPost: alt.folklore.computers
From: tnp@invalid.invalid

On 01/01/2026 01:07, c186282 wrote:
> Ah, Python cheat, 'try/except' ... you don't JUMP
>    out of an inescapable fabrication, you deliberately
>    create an error and let the 'except' catch it
>    further down and out. Then YOU didn't write an
>    evil jump instruction, just fooled Python into
>    doing it for you  🙂
Exactly.
Every if construct has an implicit goto [IFNOT].
The problem seems to be that three cinatraints, rwo of them aretifical,
weem to be in play againts eaxh other.

1. The way machine code operates is full of gotos.
2. The desire of practical coders to have code that is easily understood.
3. The desire of compScis to have code conform to some arbitrary
standard of completeness op elegance or some other bollocks. And then
impose that on a language.

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