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I agree. It's seldom something I've used in my scripts/small projects for this exact reason.

It should also be noted that there is a `while-else` compound statement as well, wherein using a `break` immediately exits the loop, without executing the `else` clause [1].

[1] https://docs.python.org/3/reference/compound_stmts.html#the-...

Yeah, it really feels (almost in a physical sense) like an anti-pattern... I have to force my fingers to write it.

I’ve never found a compelling reason to use this construct (or the analogous `while...else` construct). But then again, I rarely find myself using `else` with `if` either...