New submission from Graham Wideman <initcont...@grahamwideman.com>: In Language Ref section 7 "Compound Statements": http://docs.python.org/release/3.1.3/reference/compound_stmts.html there's a footnote regarding what happens to unhandled exceptions in a try-except statement:
[1] The exception is propagated to the invocation stack only if there is no *finally* clause that negates the exception. This is very unclearly worded, especially since the reader in need of this footnote is probably familiar with the *except* clause being the one to "negate" an exception, and may well think this footnote is in error. This footnote could provide a more convincing explanation: [1] The exception is propagated to the invocation stack unless there is a finally clause which happens to raise another exception. That new exception causes the old exception to be lost. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 132072 nosy: docs@python, gwideman priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Clarify Lang Ref "Compound statements" footnote type: behavior versions: Python 2.5, Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue11669> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
