BarrySearle wrote: > # Is this valid (or is excp local to try/except)? > try: > try: > doSomething1 > excp = 0
This block is problematic because excp won;t be set if doSomething1 raises an exception. > except: > excp = 1 > #endTry > if (_excp_): doSomething1 # is excp defined here? Presumably you are expecting doSomething1 to fail or succeed in some non-deterministic way? Otherwise this will just raise the same exception again! > excp = 0 > except: > excp = 1 > #endTry > if (excp): doSomething2 # is excp defined here? > > > # valid, but more verbose (and maybe redundant?) > excp = 0 > try: > excp = 0 > try: > doSomething1 > excp = 0 # reset incase future inner block > except: > excp = 1 > #endTry > if (_excp_): doSomething1 > excp = 0 # reset incase inner block set excp=1 > except: > excp = 1 > #endTry > if (excp): doSomething2 > > I am not so interested in what a particular version of the > Python/Jython interpreter does, but rather what is "right". > > Pls "CC" replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (as well as newsgroup) > Barry Searle, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Your approach to exception handling is a little simplistic, resulting on code that reads about as well as a plate of spaghetti. What are you actually trying to *do*? What problem do you need to solve? regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.pycon.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list