exit 2 levels of if/else and execute common code

[Neal Becker]

Rhodri James wrote:

> On 11/02/2019 15:25, Neal Becker wrote:
>> I have code with structure:
>> ```
>> if cond1:
>>    [some code]
>>    if cond2: #where cond2 depends on the above [some code]
>>      [ more code]
>> 
>>    else:
>>      [ do xxyy ]
>> else:
>>    [ do the same xxyy as above ]
>> ```
>> 
>> So what's the best style to handle this?  As coded, it violates DRY.
>> Try/except could be used with a custom exception, but that seems a bit
>> heavy
>> handed.  Suggestions?
> 
> If it's trivial, ignore DRY.  That's making work for the sake of making
> work in such a situation.
> 
> If it isn't trivial, is there any reason not to put the common code in a
> function?
> 

Well the common code is 2 lines.