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author | Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> | 2015-01-15 06:25:27 (GMT) |
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committer | Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> | 2015-01-15 06:25:27 (GMT) |
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Issue22988: clarify yield and exception blocks
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diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst index 9fc5f4d..d0682ca 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst @@ -330,8 +330,9 @@ The execution starts when one of the generator's methods is called. At that time, the execution proceeds to the first yield expression, where it is suspended again, returning the value of :token:`expression_list` to the generator's caller. By suspended, we mean that all local state is retained, including the -current bindings of local variables, the instruction pointer, and the internal -evaluation stack. When the execution is resumed by calling one of the +current bindings of local variables, the instruction pointer, the internal +evaluation stack, and the state of any exception handling. When the execution +is resumed by calling one of the generator's methods, the function can proceed exactly as if the yield expression were just another external call. The value of the yield expression after resuming depends on the method which resumed the execution. If @@ -348,8 +349,8 @@ suspended. The only difference is that a generator function cannot control where the execution should continue after it yields; the control is always transferred to the generator's caller. -Yield expressions are allowed in the :keyword:`try` clause of a :keyword:`try` -... :keyword:`finally` construct. If the generator is not resumed before it is +Yield expressions are allowed anywhere in a :keyword:`try` construct. If the +generator is not resumed before it is finalized (by reaching a zero reference count or by being garbage collected), the generator-iterator's :meth:`~generator.close` method will be called, allowing any pending :keyword:`finally` clauses to execute. |