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authorRoberto Hueso <robertohueso96@gmail.com>2021-05-04 12:36:01 (GMT)
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bpo-32822: Add finally with return/break/continue to the tutorial (#25600)
This documents in the tutorial docs the behavior of a finally clause in case it should re-raise an exception but contains a return/break/continue statement.
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@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ points discuss more complex cases when an exception occurs:
or :keyword:`!else` clause. Again, the exception is re-raised after
the :keyword:`!finally` clause has been executed.
+* If the :keyword:`!finally` clause executes a :keyword:`break`,
+ :keyword:`continue` or :keyword:`return` statement, exceptions are not
+ re-raised.
+
* If the :keyword:`!try` statement reaches a :keyword:`break`,
:keyword:`continue` or :keyword:`return` statement, the
:keyword:`!finally` clause will execute just prior to the