FAQ about goto lacks answer

[Mikael-Lovqvist]

BPO	43199
Nosy	@terryjreedy, @miss-islington, @Mikael-Lovqvist
PRs	bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto #24852 [3.9] bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852) #24862 [3.8] bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852) #24863

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[Mikael-Lovqvist]

In the FAQ there is a question "Why is there no goto?" but the answer addresses how to use exceptions to do something akin to goto. I think the documentation could benefit from the reasons why there is no goto or that the question is changed, perhaps "How to approximate goto?".

Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html#why-is-there-no-goto

[terryjreedy]

New changeset 5e29021 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch 'master':
bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852)
5e29021

[miss-islington]

New changeset c3f0333 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852)
c3f0333

[miss-islington]

New changeset 59f2741 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.8':
bpo-43199: Briefly explain why no goto (GH-24852)
59f2741