Great article. Would not have guessed that try...except would be more efficient than if/else in cases like you mentioned, although that makes sense.
Any idea what the logic is for having finally: run regardless of returns?
Great info about "except WhateverError as e:" and "raise from".
Edit: Also always great reading the informative comments, both interesting questions and answers!
finally always runs to ensure cleanup/teardown behavior runs. It comes in handy surprisingly often.
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Also, whether try or if is more efficient is really really subjective. If it matters, always measure.
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Good point. But good to even be aware of the idea!
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Great article. Would not have guessed that try...except would be more efficient than if/else in cases like you mentioned, although that makes sense.
Any idea what the logic is for having finally: run regardless of returns?
Great info about "except WhateverError as e:" and "raise from".
Edit: Also always great reading the informative comments, both interesting questions and answers!
finallyalways runs to ensure cleanup/teardown behavior runs. It comes in handy surprisingly often.Also, whether
tryorifis more efficient is really really subjective. If it matters, always measure.Good point. But good to even be aware of the idea!