Coding choices

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <2basbt4oe4tkf6hasrlmtmnr5jvbtoq2mm at 4ax.com>,
Daniel Klein  <danielk at aracnet.com> wrote:
>
>I've seen Python coded in both of these manners. Is there some
>advantage of one over the other? Or is it just preference?
>
>if condition:
>    return something
>raise SomeException
>
>if condition:
>    return something
>else:
>    raise SomeException

The latter is a tiny bit clearer, the former is a tiny bit more
efficient.  Mostly a wash, with personal preference playing the key
factor.
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