[Python-ideas] syntax to continue into the next subsequent except block

[Gregory P. Smith]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz>wrote:

> Paul Wiseman wrote:
>
>> try:
>>     operation()
>> except IOError as err:
>>     if err.errno == 2:
>>         do_something()
>>     else:
>>         continue #This would continue the except down to the next check,
>>
>
> I think a better way to address this would be to allow guard
> expressions on the except clauses.
>
>
>    try:
>       operation()
>    except IOError as err if err.errno == 2:
>       ...


I like that.  Granted, what are the use cases beyond the errno one that PEP
3151 largely addresses?


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