On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:00:18 -0700, Mensanator wrote: > On Apr 17, 3:37 pm, baykus <baykusde...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi >> >> I am looking for one of those experimental languages that might be >> combination of python+basic. Now thta sounds weird and awkward I know. > > That's a clue you won't find anyone seriously contemplating such idiocy. > >> The reason I am asking is that I always liked how I could reference- >> call certain line number back in the days. > > A bad idea. If you really want to write bad code, learn C. > >> It would be interesting to get similar functionality in Python. > > Yeah, it would "interesting" just as a train wreck is "interesting", as > long as you're not the one who has to live through it.
Nevertheless, somebody *has* implemented such functionality in Python. Not just GOTO, but also COMEFROM. http://entrian.com/goto/ > I once translated a BASIC program to Pascal (hint: no goto allowed). Pascal has GOTOs. People rarely used them, because even in the 1970s and 80s they knew that unstructured gotos to arbitrary places was a terrible idea. GOTO in Pascal required that you defined a label in your code, then you could jump to that label. You can't jump to arbitrary parts of the program, only within the current procedure. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
