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goto in python. Yes. Really.

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Experienced

Description

Unfortunately, python is missing the goto keyword. This talk rights this historical wrong by presenting a module that allows the use of goto within a function. An overview of the implementation is provided, along with rationale and performance results. Knowing what a decorator is will be helpful for understanding the technical part of this talk.

Abstract

goto in Python

  • A brief history of the goto statement.
  • Why have a goto in Python?
  • Previous attempts at goto in Python
  • Dynamically rewriting byte codes
  • Problematic constructs
  • Performance results
  • Future work

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https://speakerdeck.com/nzpug/carl-cerecke-goto-in-python-yes-really

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