> Guido van Rossum wrote: >> Isn't this violating the rule that a try/except should only enclose >> the smallest expression where the exception is expected? > > Yeah, and I keep finding myself wanting to hyperlink to that "rule" in > the official docs, but it only seems to be written down in developer's > heads. Can we get that into the Language Ref somewhere? Maybe on the > http://docs.python.org/ref/try.html page?
I'll add a snippet to the tutorial with advice on try/except. I don't think it should go in the main documentation because it is really more of a suggestion or technique than an actual rule. Also, there are plenty of other situations where the "rule" doesn't apply. Raymond _______________________________________________ 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
