[Q] Are Exceptions used that much in practice?
Jay O'Connor
joconnor at cybermesa.com
Tue Dec 12 22:23:02 EST 2000
> > I believe I've been misunderstood. The problem is not "can I write code
> > without handling exceptions" but rather "are exceptions used
> > voluntarily, rather than by compulsion".
>
> The Python interpreter will throw exceptions. You are not obligated to
> handle them.
--
I think his point is that in Java, when you declare a function , you can
declare if it throws a particular exception
void myFunction() throws MyException {
}
This requires (the compiler and language spec enforce) that any calls to
myFunction be wrapped in an excetpion handler that will catch at least
MyException exceptions
No, Python does not enforce this
Take care,
Jay O'Connor
joconnor at cybermesa.com
http://www.cybermesa.com/~joconnor
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