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"The break jumps out of the block, and so jumps 'over' the else clause" - while this may be helpful as a way of "getting" for:/else:, it doesn't really provide a justification for the keyword being else. Given the framing given here, then: seems like it would be much more natural. (There are reasons for else being chosen, given in other answers - they're just not provided here.)

Mark Amery
– Mark Amery

2018-02-16 12:10:20 +00:00
Commented Feb 16, 2018 at 12:10
@Neil_UK "if iterable_supplies_a_value:" sounds like "else:" runs only when the iterable was empty, which is a common wrong guess of what it does. But previous parts of your answer explain it correctly. As written, it's unclear what you meant by "That also reinforces this interpretation"

Beni Cherniavsky-Paskin
– Beni Cherniavsky-Paskin

2023-10-19 08:30:59 +00:00
Commented Oct 19, 2023 at 8:30

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