[email protected] (Stefan Ram) writes:
> It can lead to errors:
>
> def first_word_beginning_with_e( list_ ):
> for word in list_:
> if word[ 0 ]== 'e': return word
> something_to_be_done_at_the_end_of_this_function()
>
> The call sometimes will not be executed here!
> So, "return" is similar to "break" in that regard.
That can be solved with finally:
def first_word_beginning_with_e( list_ ):
try:
for word in list_:
if word[ 0 ]== 'e': return word
finally:
print("something_to_be_done_at_the_end_of_this_function()")
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