So in this case it is REALLY better to ask for permission rather than forgiveness?
On Jan 30, 2008 10:30 PM, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MRAB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Jan 31, 12:57 am, Asun Friere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ouch!! If on the other hand 'females' is populated by instances of > > > (or merely includes instances of) class 'Human', I suggest you > > > test for female.consent somewhere in your code! > > > > > The Pythonic approach would be to try the action and catch a > > NoConsentException. > > You're making the classic Pythonista mistake: you behave as though > EAFP applies everywhere. I assure you, in the above situation, it does > not apply. > > -- > \ "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let | > `\ that fool you. He really is an idiot." —Groucho Marx | > _o__) | > Ben Finney > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
