On 2022-03-03, computermaster360 <computermaster...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you find the for-else construct useful?
Yes.
> Have you used it in practice?
Yes.
I don't use it often, but I do use it occasionally.
However, I always have to look it up the docs to confirm the logic. I
always feel like the else should be executed if the for loop does
_not_ terminate naturally, but it's the opposite.
> Now, imagine a parallel universe, where the for-else construct would
> have a different behavior:
>
> for elem in iterable:
> process(elem)
> else:
> # executed only when the iterable was initially empty
> print('Nothing to process')
>
> Wouldn't this be more natural?
That also make sense.
> I think so. Also, I face this case much more often than having
> detect whether I broke out of a loop early (which is what the
> current for-else construct is for).
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