On Tue, 12 May 2009 20:23:25 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message <gu7f97$mt...@reader1.panix.com>, kj wrote: > >> I know about the construct: >> >> try: >> # do something >> except ...: >> # handle exception >> else: >> # do something else >> >> ...but I can't come with an example in which the same couldn't be >> accomplished with [no else] > > I'd agree. If you have to resort to a "try .. else", then might I > respectfully suggest that you're using exceptions in a way that's > complicated enough to get you into trouble.
try: rsrc = get(resource) except ResourceError: log('no more resources available') raise else: do_something_with(rsrc) finally: rsrc.close() is complicated? It seems pretty straightforward to me. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list