mwt wrote: (snip) >>>This works when I try it, but I feel vaguely uneasy about putting >>>method calls in exception blocks. >> >>What do you put in exception blocks?!
Whatever fits the specific case... (snip) > Normally I don't like to use exception blocks to do condition-statement > stuff. At least that is how my Java training has programmed me. http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html > But in > this case, the condition is whether the internet connection is working > or not, and I don't see any other way to do it. As Felipe wrote, you could also use a if/else. > And furthermore, I > don't know if the exceptions-as-logic is a no-no in Python. It's not. The main guideline here is that a else/if has a constant cost - the test is always executed -, while a try/except only adds overhead if it's fired. So - if you leave out purely stylistic or religious considerations - the 'good' choice depends mostly on the 'cost of the test'/'cost of the exception' ratio and the 'have connection'/'no connection' ratio. -- bruno desthuilliers python -c "print '@'.join(['.'.join([w[::-1] for w in p.split('.')]) for p in '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.split('@')])" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list