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Re:Much Ado About None: Sentinel Values in Python on Sunday November 01, 2026 @04:38PM (#50330167)
Author here. Especially in Python, I think exceptions are not evil in any way but when it comes to typing they are a pain. Once gave a somewhat provocative talk about this that exceptions are gotos in a way :-) https://florianwilhelm.info/2025/04/evolution_of_goto/

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