On Oct 12, 3:36�am, greg <g...@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz> wrote: > Mensanator wrote: > > while not done: > > � � ... > > � � if n==1: done = True > > � � ... > > Seems to me that 'while not done:' is no better than > 'while True:', because in both cases you have to look > inside the loop to find out what the exit condition > is. > > Using a more meaningful name for the flag can help, > but you can't teach someone that just by giving them > an overly simplified rules such as "never use > while True:". They'll probably just replace it with > 'while not done:' and think they've improved things, > without ever really understanding the issue.
You're missing the point. It's not that you have to look inside for the terminating condition. It's that you don't need a break. > > -- > Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
