[python] using try: finally: except

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Carl Banks wrote:

> The right way is:
> 
>     try:
>         try:
>             x = 'hello'
>         except:
>             print "oops"
>     finally:
>         y = 'world'
>         print x," ",y
> 

    	I seem to recall reading somewhere that this was a cop-out for some 
implementation reason.  Is there any word on when or if it's going to be 
remedied?  It seems unbearably ugly and unintuitive; one of the most 
irritating Python warts.

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Brendan Barnwell
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