How to exit an if clause

Question

What sorts of methods exist for prematurely exiting an if clause?

There are times when I\'m writing code and want to put a break statement

Answer 1

(This method works for ifs, multiple nested loops and other constructs that you can't break from easily.)

Wrap the code in its own function. Instead of break, use return.

Example:

def some_function():
    if condition_a:
        # do something and return early
        ...
        return
    ...
    if condition_b:
        # do something else and return early
        ...
        return
    ...
    return

if outer_condition:
    ...
    some_function()
    ...