[Python-Dev] Requesting pronouncement on PEP 463: Exception-catching expressions

[Barry Warsaw]

On Mar 13, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Victor Stinner wrote:

>It's hard to accept that a wonderful idea at a first look is not a
>good idea. Some months later, I now agree and see issues of my PEPs.
>The PEP process ensures that the Python "language" (+ stdlib) keeps
>consistent and well designed.
>
>Even if a PEP is rejected, it becomes the best reference if someone
>requests the same or a similar feature some months or years later.
>Rejected PEPs explain almost how the Python language was designed.
>
>For thanks Chris, and I hope that it's not too hard for you to accept
>the fact that your "inline try/except" idea is maybe not as good as
>you expected :-)

Don't worry, there's always Python 4 <wink>.

http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0274/

-Barry