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

17 Jul 2009


      Here are two examples of why allowing return inside a finally block is  
a bad idea:

def f():
   try:
     return 3
   finally:
     return 4

def f():
   try:
     raise Exception()
   finally:
     return 4


Michael Foord

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