improper position of continue?

[Robin Becker]

In article <39883324.2936A58D at pik-potsdam.de>, Cezar Ionescu
<ionescu at pik-potsdam.de> writes

interestingly break is fine
>>> while 1:
...     try:
...             print 'hello'
...             break
...     except:
...             print 'bongo'
...
hello
>>> 

I guess it's just the loop start address which is lacking the loop exit
is there :)
>[Rob]:
>
>> >>> while 1:
>> ...    try:
>> ...      continue
>> ...    finally:
>> ...      pass
>> ...
>> SyntaxError: 'continue' not properly in loop (line 3)
>> >>>
>> 
>> Why?
>
>Quoting from the language reference manual:
>
>       continue may only occur syntactically nested in a for or while loop,
>   but not nested in a function or class definition or try statement
>   within that loop.[footnote]It continues with the next cycle of the
>nearest
>   enclosing loop.
>
>This explains the fact that you get a sintax error. As for why, the
>footnote says:
>
>       The restriction
>        on occurring in the try clause is implementer's laziness and
>        will eventually be lifted.
>
>Best,
>Cezar.

-- 
Robin Becker