list.index crashes when the element is not found

[TkNeo]

On May 2, 3:09 pm, George Sakkis <george.sak... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 2, 3:04 pm, TkNeo <tarun.... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
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> > On May 2, 1:58 pm, Nick J Chackowsky <mediocre_per... at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
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> > > TkNeo wrote:
> > > > WHAT ?
>
> > > > This is crazy
>
> > > Crazy like a fox?
>
> > > a = [1, 2, 3]
> > > try:
> > >      a.index(99)
> > > except:
> > >      a.append(99)
> > > finally:
> > >      print a.index(99)
>
> > > MY question: which exception should I actually be catching there?
> > > ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
>
> > ofcouse try catch is going to work but in ideality the index function
> > should return a -1 and no way in hell crash.
>
> Please refrain from making such inane comments after an hour or two of
> toying with a new language. Read a good tutorial first (e.g.http://diveintopython.org/toc/index.html) and come back if you have a
> real question.
>
> George

George - I am not trying to be negative in any way whatsoever.

0 - In my first post in this thread, i was just being sarcastic.
1- I have been using python for more than an year or so. Just not an
avid user as probably you are.
2. You suggest me to ask a "REAL" question. Real is a relative word.
What is real to you might not be real to lets say Guido van Rossum. I
met him a few months ago and he was very humble to all the stupid
questions i had.
3  The board does not specify the level of python developers who can
post questions.
4 -I have always heard that python community is based on sharing and
helping each other. Please keep those spirits up.

Thanks for replying and sorry for wasting your time.
TK