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

[Nick Coghlan]

Michael Hudson wrote:
> "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.

Someone writing a patch and profiling the two versions would serve to convince me :)

Cheers,
Nick.

P.S. Well, assuming the flattened version is faster. . .

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