improper position of continue?

[Cezar Ionescu]

[Rob]:

> >>> while 1:
> ...    try:
> ...      continue
> ...    finally:
> ...      pass
> ...
> SyntaxError: 'continue' not properly in loop (line 3)
> >>>
> 
> Why?

Quoting from the language reference manual:

	continue may only occur syntactically nested in a for or while loop,
   but not nested in a function or class definition or try statement
   within that loop.[footnote]It continues with the next cycle of the
nearest
   enclosing loop.

This explains the fact that you get a sintax error. As for why, the
footnote says:

	The restriction
        on occurring in the try clause is implementer's laziness and
        will eventually be lifted.

Best,
Cezar.