A very old thread: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_frm/thread/2c5022e2b7f05525/1542d2041257c47e?lnk=gst&q=for+else&rnum=9#1542d2041257c47e
discusses the optional "else:" clause of the for statement. I'm wondering if anyone has ever found a practical use for the else branch? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list