Simon Wittber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> A function containing an infinite loop will never return, so it is bugged >> and useless unless it does has an external effect with something like >> 'print xxx' within the loop. > > I thought the idiom: > > while True: > #code which iterates my simulation > if condition: break > > wat quite normal. This is the style loop I am using.
I think it's a bit abnormal, because you have to scan the loop body for breaks. I tend to write: condition = True while not condition: #code which iterates my simulation But that's just me. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list