Improve description of else clause of the try/except/else statement.

This closes (again!) bug #127098.
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Fred Drake 2001-01-02 19:22:48 +00:00
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commit 2cba0f641f
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@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ try_exc_stmt: "try" ":" suite
("except" [expression ["," target]] ":" suite)+
["else" ":" suite]
try_fin_stmt: "try" ":" suite
"finally" ":" suite
"finally" ":" suite
\end{verbatim}
There are two forms of \keyword{try} statement:
@ -242,12 +242,17 @@ that handled an exception.
\withsubitem{(in module sys)}{\ttindex{exc_type}
\ttindex{exc_value}\ttindex{exc_traceback}}
The optional \keyword{else} clause is executed when the \keyword{try} clause
terminates by any means other than an exception or executing a
\keyword{return}, \keyword{continue} or \keyword{break} statement.
Exceptions in the \keyword{else} clause are not handled by the preceding
\keyword{except} clauses.
The optional \keyword{else} clause is executed if and when control
flows off the end of the \keyword{try} clause.\footnote{
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.
} Exceptions in the \keyword{else} clause are not handled by the
preceding \keyword{except} clauses.
\kwindex{else}
\stindex{return}
\stindex{break}
\stindex{continue}
The \keyword{try}...\keyword{finally} form specifies a `cleanup' handler. The
\keyword{try} clause is executed. When no exception occurs, the