You probably already saw the syntax but it is not common in the "except"
part:
For example, the following:
catch_everything = True
try:
raise Exception()
except Exception if catch_everything else ():
print("Caught!")
It is the same as:
catch_everything = True
exception_to_catch = Exception if catch_everything else ()
try:
raise Exception()
except exception_to_catch:
print("Caught!")
Basically the argument for the "except" keyword can be a variable and
therefore dynamic in nature.
The () is because "except" accepts a tuple of exception classes and ()
is the empty tuple so it is accepted.
On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 06:45:59AM -0000, nadav.mis...@gmail.com wrote:
Awesome! never seen this syntax used before and the above libraries are not
using it.
Can you elaborate on the else part ? Why is it needed for the syntax to be
correct and could you put any expression in the parenthesis ?
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