Python's Exception, and Capitalization

[Michael Hudson]

"Ray" <ray_usenet at yahoo.com> writes:

> D H wrote:
>> Yeah, the python standard library has been built by lots of different
>> people.  It wasn't designed by one entity using one standard like the
>> java standard library or .NET/Mono class library.
>
> Um, OK, so is it customary in modern Python programs to follow Java
> convention? then methods/functions should be written someMethod() or
> myFunction()?
>
>> > 2. I'm quite baffled that you either have try/except, or try/finally.
>>
>> Apparently that will be fixed sometime:
>> http://python.miscellaneousmirror.org/peps/pep-0341.html
>
> Ah, okay. I'm quite surprised to see the date--it was _that_ recent! :)
> But currently, how have you--Python guys who code for a living--been
> handling this case? I know that you can put another try inside a try,

It's what I do, and I'm not bothered by it, TBH.  Nested try's have an
explicitness bonus.

Cheers,
mwh

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