[Python-ideas] Make return inside a finally a SyntaxError

[Nick Coghlan]

Michael wrote:
> def f():
>   try:
>     raise Exception()
>   finally:
>     return 4

I actually did this on purpose recently. I felt somewhat evil while I
was doing it, but it was the most concise way of getting the behaviour I
wanted.

I'll probably go back and change it at some though, since exploiting
this trick will likely confuse someone in the future.

That said, I think this is in the realm of style guides and lint tools
rather than the compiler.

Cheers,
Nick.

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