Why no 'elif' in try/except?

[Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk]

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 15:36:35 -0400, D-Man <dsh8290 at rit.edu> pisze:

> I think it is also related to Python's block structure.  If it was
> spelled "else if" in the same way C/C++/Java spell it, then your code
> would have to look like 
> 
> if <expr> :
>     <statements>
> else if <expr> :
>         <statements>
>     else if <expr> :

'else if' would mean exactly what 'elif' means today - it's still
a special rule, but not an additional keyword. Currently a colon is
always present after 'else', so there is no ambiguity. Double keywords
are used anyway in other places, e.g. 'not in' and 'is not'.

  if <expr>:
      <statements>
  else if <expr>:
      <statements>
  else if <expr>:
      <statements>
  else if <expr>:
      <statements>
  else:
      <statements>

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