[Python-Dev] context manager - generator interaction? (original) (raw)

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Fri Apr 6 07🔞23 CEST 2007

Guido van Rossum wrote:

Isn't this violating the rule that a try/except should only enclose the smallest expression where the exception is expected? Yeah, and I keep finding myself wanting to hyperlink to that "rule" in the official docs, but it only seems to be written down in developer's heads. Can we get that into the Language Ref somewhere? Maybe on the http://docs.python.org/ref/try.html page?

I'll add a snippet to the tutorial with advice on try/except.

I don't think it should go in the main documentation because it is really more of a suggestion or technique than an actual rule. Also, there are plenty of other situations where the "rule" doesn't apply.

Raymond

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