a Python version of batch-file's GOTO command?

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I've looked all over Stackoverflow, for an answer to this question, but can't seem to find it. I am starting out in Python and I am attempting to make a simple quiz game. I want the player to be able to type the name of the menu they want to goto.

I have this so far:

print("Hello, and welcome to the Python Quiz.")
print("[START]")
print("[HELP]")
print("[ABOUT]")
print("[EXIT]")
menu = input("Type name of menu to navigate to corresponding menu. ")

if menu == "START":
    ...........

What comes next?

and 1s google search: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/438844/is-there-a-label-goto-in-python — Julien, Nov 29 '17 at 05:35
Surely you would want to be calling functions instead of using labels. To my knowledge, batch is pretty much the only language where "don't use goto" isn't a thing. — SomethingDark, Nov 29 '17 at 05:37
@Julien, though it might be a similar question, it cannot be considered as a duplicate if the linked question does not have an accepted answer, especially considering the fact that the linked question was marked as off topic. — Gerhard, Nov 29 '17 at 05:52
How this question could be even remotely related to the `batch-file` tag? **`:(`** -1 — Aacini, Nov 29 '17 at 05:53
@GerhardBarnard: Yes. I could did the same instead of post my comment, but my purpose was that the OP be aware about this point... — Aacini, Nov 29 '17 at 15:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 29 '17 at 05:36

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I would define each menu as what it should print like

def help():
  print(option1)
  print(option2)
  print(option3)

then you can just do something like

if menu == "HELP":
  help()
elif menu == "START":
  start()

answered Nov 29 '17 at 05:36

jacksoncyr

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a Python version of batch-file's GOTO command?

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