I want to thank everyone for their responses. This has help tremendously to ease my mind. Thanks!

Branching in the program, is actually my real anxiety, as I have been feeling the void, (maybe
that should be WITHDRAWALS!) as I am working my way through How To Think Like a Computer
Scientists.....

By the way, I REALLY LIKE THE BOOK!

--However, your recommended discussion comparing against basic is going to be very helpful in
orientating me!

Basic was my only language (although we went through several versions) and I haven't written
a line for almost 20 years, so, I am very rusty as it is.

Terry


> compared Python to old style BASIC. You might find it helpful if you 
> were weaned on BASIC.  You can still find the old site here:
> 
> http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/oldtutor/
> 
> Check out the Loops topic for the GOTO discussion.

Oops, so long since I looked at that version...
Its actually the Branching topic that discusses GOTO.

Alan G
Author of the learn to program web tutor
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld


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