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New exception catching syntax.

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Georg Brandl 2007-09-06 14:03:41 +00:00
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@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ for a group of statements:
.. productionlist::
try_stmt: try1_stmt | try2_stmt
try1_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
: ("except" [`expression` ["," `target`]] ":" `suite`)+
: ("except" [`expression` ["as" `target`]] ":" `suite`)+
: ["else" ":" `suite`]
: ["finally" ":" `suite`]
try2_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
: "finally" ":" `suite`
The :keyword:`except` clause(s) specify one or more exception handlers. When no
The :keyword:`except` clause(s) specify one or more exception handlers. When no
exception occurs in the :keyword:`try` clause, no exception handler is executed.
When an exception occurs in the :keyword:`try` suite, a search for an exception
handler is started. This search inspects the except clauses in turn until one
@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ the new exception in the surrounding code and on the call stack (it is treated
as if the entire :keyword:`try` statement raised the exception).
When a matching except clause is found, the exception is assigned to the target
specified in that except clause, if present, and the except clause's suite is
executed. All except clauses must have an executable block. When the end of
this block is reached, execution continues normally after the entire try
statement. (This means that if two nested handlers exist for the same
exception, and the exception occurs in the try clause of the inner handler, the
outer handler will not handle the exception.)
specified after the ``as`` keyword in that except clause, if present, and the
except clause's suite is executed. All except clauses must have an executable
block. When the end of this block is reached, execution continues normally
after the entire try statement. (This means that if two nested handlers exist
for the same exception, and the exception occurs in the try clause of the inner
handler, the outer handler will not handle the exception.)
.. index::
module: sys
@ -545,4 +545,3 @@ instance variables with different implementation details.
.. [#] Currently, control "flows off the end" except in the case of an exception or the
execution of a :keyword:`return`, :keyword:`continue`, or :keyword:`break`
statement.