[Python-Dev] Pre-PEP: Unifying try-except and try-finally

[Michael Hudson]

"Shane Holloway (IEEE)" <shane.holloway at ieee.org> writes:

> And per the PEP, I think the explaining that::
>
>      try:
>          A
>      except:
>          B
>      else:
>          C
>      finally:
>          D
>
> is *exactly* equivalent to::
>
>      try:
>          try:
>              A
>          except:
>              B
>          else:
>              C
>      finally:
>          D
>
> Resolved all the questions about control flow for me.

Well, yes, that makes sense, but also raises a small "and the point
is...?" flag in my head.

Cheers,
mwh

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