[Python-ideas] exception based conditional expression, similar to if-else conditional expression

[Greg Ewing]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> Others have suggested that the colon should be dropped. I dislike that 
> idea, because there's nothing but whitespace delimiting the list of 
> exceptions from the except-expression:
> 
> EXPR except EXCEPT-LIST EXCEPT-EXPR

I agree. Even if it can be parsed unambiguously, it's
going to seem weird and confusing to a human.

So far I haven't seen anything I like better than

   <expr> except <value> if <exception>

despite the fact that it uses the words 'except'
and 'if' in a different way than elsewhere.

-- 
Greg