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Skaperen
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Feb-04-2021, 12:24 AM
why is there a continue statement in Python? isn't it equivalent to a goto?
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Larz60+
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Feb-04-2021, 03:05 AM
there's a continue statement in 'C' as well.
It's not the same as goto, because it allows the loop to 'continue'
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Feb-05-2021, 06:08 PM (This post was last modified: Feb-05-2021, 06:08 PM by Skaperen.)
(Feb-04-2021, 03:05 AM)Larz60+ Wrote: there's a continue statement in 'C' as well.

and there's a goto in C, too.

in both languages, continue jumps back to the top.
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