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

[Tim Delaney]

On 22 February 2014 10:29, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:

> Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>
>     lst = [1, 2]
>>>    value = lst[2] except IndexError: "No value"
>>>
>>
>> the gain in concision is counterbalanced by a loss in
>> readability,
>>
>
> This version might be more readable:
>
>    value = lst[2] except "No value" if IndexError
>

+1 - it's readable, clear, and only uses existing keywords.

Tim Delaney
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