[Python-Dev] PEP 463: Exception-catching expressions

[Tim Delaney]

On 22 February 2014 02:03, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oops, hit the wrong key and sent that half-written.
>
> ... and simply require that the statement form be used. But the
> whelming opinion of python-dev seems to be in favour of the parens
> anyway, and since they give us the possibility of future expansion
> effectively for free, I've gone that way. Parens are now required; the
> syntax is:
>
> value = (expr except Exception: default)
>

Let me add my congratulations on a fine PEP.

I think it's much more readable with the parens (doesn't look as much like
there's a missing newline). I'd also strongly argue for permanently
disallowing multiple exceptions - as you said, this is intended to be a
simple, readable syntax.

Even with the parens, I share the bad gut feeling others are having with
the colon in the syntax. I also don't think "then" is a good fit (even if
it didn't add a keyword).

Unfortunately, I can't come up with anything better ...

Tim Delaney
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