Python - Returning a break statement

Question

If you call a function to check exit conditions, can you have it return a break statement? Something like:

def check():
    return break

def myLoop:
    while myLoop:
        check()

Is there anything like this allowed? I know the syntax as written isn't valid.

Answer 1

No, it doesn't work like that unfortunately. You would have to check the return value and then decide to break out of the loop in the caller.

while myLoop:
   result = check()
   if result == 'oh no':
       break

Of course, depending on what you are trying to do, it may just be as simple as:

result = check()
while result != 'oh no':
     result = check()