https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8d5c3341c538cd1a4192ca8a1536b2eed4b98c69 commit: 8d5c3341c538cd1a4192ca8a1536b2eed4b98c69 branch: main author: James Parrott <[email protected]> committer: AA-Turner <[email protected]> date: 2025-09-02T14:56:23Z summary:
gh-138297 Point link in docs for `finally` to try/else, instead of if/else (#138298) Co-authored-by: Brian Schubert <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <[email protected]> files: M Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index 4e49a49c08167a..05f05bc41a217f 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -416,12 +416,14 @@ clauses. -------------------------- If :keyword:`!finally` is present, it specifies a 'cleanup' handler. The -:keyword:`try` clause is executed, including any :keyword:`except` and -:keyword:`else` clauses. If an exception occurs in any of the clauses and is -not handled, the exception is temporarily saved. The :keyword:`!finally` clause -is executed. If there is a saved exception it is re-raised at the end of the -:keyword:`!finally` clause. If the :keyword:`!finally` clause raises another -exception, the saved exception is set as the context of the new exception. +:keyword:`try` clause is executed, including any :keyword:`except` +and :keyword:`else <except_else>` clauses. +If an exception occurs in any of the clauses and is not handled, +the exception is temporarily saved. +The :keyword:`!finally` clause is executed. If there is a saved exception +it is re-raised at the end of the :keyword:`!finally` clause. +If the :keyword:`!finally` clause raises another exception, the saved exception +is set as the context of the new exception. If the :keyword:`!finally` clause executes a :keyword:`return`, :keyword:`break` or :keyword:`continue` statement, the saved exception is discarded. For example, this function returns 42. _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
