As a result of the recent thread in c.l.py I was motivated to create a patch for Python/compile.c that modifies the byte code compiler to warn about inconsistent use of the return statement within a function. It's not at all clear yet where this belongs. I implemented it in compile.c because I'm familiar with the code and I knew most people would have it available. I think that's probably not the best place for it in the long run. Still, I'm making it available now so that people can play around with it. The patch is available from my Python Bits page: http://www.musi-cal.com/~skip/python/ If you have any questions or discover any bugs, let me know. Skip Montanaro | http://www.mojam.com/ skip@mojam.com | http://www.musi-cal.com/~skip/ 847-971-7098 | Python: Programming the way Guido indented... <P><A HREF="http://www.musi-cal.com/~skip/python/">Inconsistent return warning patch</A> - a patch that makes Python warn about inconsistent use of the <CODE>return</CODE> statement within a function. (10-Sep-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce@python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------