[Python-ideas] Re: "except;" - semicolon after except, to get rid of indentation when doing error recovery

On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 3:42 AM Stephen J. Turnbull turnbull.stephen.fw@u.tsukuba.ac.jp wrote:

Chris Angelico writes:

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But logically, there is a significant difference between putting code inside the except block, and having "except X: pass" and then putting code after. Code should be written the way it's meant to be, not the way that happens to work.

Technical point: doesn't this apply to your suggestion of embedding it in a loop as well?

Yes, it does, which is why I expressed that hesitation. I can't say for sure whether, as a matter of programmer intent, it should be written one way or the other.

ChrisA