RGK wrote: > > I'm still learning, so eager to see if there is some community wisdom > about use of the try/except structures in this situation. > > I find myself with some potentially risky stuff and wrap it in a > try/except structure with good functional results, though my code leaves > me a bit uneasy. Maybe it's just esoteric, but your input is appreciated. > > Consider > > try: > do something 1 > do something 2 > do something 3 > do something 4 > ... > do something 25 > > except: > print "Oops something didn't work" > > > The risky things are just 1 & 2, and the others are not of concern, but > are dependent on 1 & 2. The alternative is to do: > > wentOkay = True > try: > do something 1 > do something 2 > > except: > print "Oops something didn't work" > wentOkay = False > > if wentOkay: > do something 3 > do something 4 > ... > do something 25 > > > Which seems a bit verbose, but likely the better approach. Is there > some other option I should be considering? > > Any input appreciated :) > The first form is far preferable: it expresses the logic directly and clearly, and is much easier to read than the second, which I personally find somewhat contorted.
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