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On Nov 10, 2011 3:05 PM, "Steven D'Aprano" <<a href="mailto:steve@pearwood.info">steve@pearwood.info</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Matt Joiner wrote:<br>
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>> Hi Ideas,<br>
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>> I frequently find myself in the following situations:<br>
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>> 1) I wish to do something if no exception is thrown, for instance:<br>
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>> I propose that the except clause be optional.<br>
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> I too have been in the situation of wanting an else clause and a finally clause, but no except clause.<br>
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<p>"Try...else..." doesn't make any sense without the except jn my eyes. The "else" has to conjugate something.</p>
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