I find myself using this code pattern quite a bit, and every time I do I think there might be a better, clearer way of expressing myself:
do_something = True
# Check a lot of stuff / loops
for thing in things:
....
if (thing == 'something'):
do_something = False
break
if (do_something):
# Do something
So essentially, "plan on doing something but if this particular condition is found anytime, anywhere, don't do it"
Maybe this code is perfectly fine, but I wanted to see if anyone had a better suggestion.
Thanks for any input
Python for
loops can have an else
block, which is executed if those loop is not broken out of:
for thing in things:
...
if (thing == 'something'):
break
else:
... # Do something
This code will work in the same way as yours, but doesn't need a flag. I think this fits your criteria for something a bit more elegant.
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