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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst index 5ed5aea..902f2bd 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst @@ -187,6 +187,13 @@ following loop, which searches for prime numbers:: (Yes, this is the correct code. Look closely: the ``else`` clause belongs to the :keyword:`for` loop, **not** the :keyword:`if` statement.) +When used with a loop, the ``else`` clause has more in common with the +``else`` clause of a :keyword:`try` statement than it does that of +:keyword:`if` statements: a :keyword:`try` statement's ``else`` clause runs +when no exception occurs, and a loop's ``else`` clause runs when no ``break`` +occurs. For more on the :keyword:`try` statement and exceptions, see +:ref:`tut-handling`. + .. _tut-pass: |