Tim Peters wrote: > [Guido] >> I'm +1 on accepting this now -- anybody against? > > I'm curious to know if you (Guido) remember why you removed this > feature in Python 0.9.6? From the HISTORY file: > > """ > New features in 0.9.6: > - stricter try stmt syntax: cannot mix except and finally clauses on 1 try > """ > > IIRC (and I may well not), half of people guessed wrong about whether > an exception raised in an "except:" suite would or would not skip > execution of the same-level "finally:" suite.
With the arrival of Java and C#, which both have this feature, I think the wrong guesses are minimized. I think the behaviour of the "else" clause is much harder to guess, mainly when used with the looping constructs. > try: > 1/0 > except DivisionByZero: > 2/0 > finally: > print "yes or no?" > > The complementary question is whether an exception in the "finally:" > suite will be handled by the same-level "except:" suites. No, as except clauses can only occur before the finally clause, and execution should not go backwards. > There are obvious answers to both, of course. The question is whether > they're the _same_ obvious answers across responders <0.7 wink>. Reinhold -- Mail address is perfectly valid! _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
