What's the use of the else in try/except/else?

Wed May 13 20:40:14 EDT 2009

On Wed, 13 May 2009 20:44:27 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> In message <pan.2009.05.12.09.35.36 at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au>,
> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 12 May 2009 09:20:36 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>
>>> It seems pretty straightforward to me.
>> 
>> Except of course such a pattern won't work ...
> 
> I rest my case.

Gosh, with such shallowness of analysis and out-of-context quoting, how 
could I possibly disagree? You've convinced me utterly.

-- 
Steven