[Python-ideas] except expression

[Ian Foote]

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On 20/02/14 17:41, Phil Connell wrote:
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> 
> 
> I'm was a fan of the colon version, but it's *really* ugly in this
> case:
> 
> elif not might_be_none.foo except AttributeError: None: ...
> 
> ': None:' is just awful.
> 

I'd spell that

    elif not (might_be_none.foo except AttributeError: None):
        ...

which is a little less ugly.

> 
> In this case, -> looks much better IMO:
> 
> elif not might_be_none.foo except AttributeError -> None: ...
> 

I'd also spell this version with parentheses.

I agree this is still an advantage for `->` over `:`, but I don't
think it is as big an advantage as it appeared at first glance.

Regards,
Ian F
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