"while/else" (ugh) (was Re: [oclug] Ruby)

[David F. Skoll]

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Rod Giffin wrote:

> > while not found:
> >     line = fp.readline()
> >     if not line: break
> >     if re.search(pattern, line):
> >         found = True
> > else:
> >     print "we didn't find the pattern"

Am I the only one who finds that repugnant?

When, exactly, does the "else" fire?  If the loop is iterated zero times?
If the loop is ever exited with "found" still false?

Yuck!!!

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David.