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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index 4e03711..869eef4 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -337,6 +337,20 @@ statement, the :keyword:`finally` clause is also executed 'on the way out.' A reason is a problem with the current implementation --- this restriction may be lifted in the future). +The return value of a function is determined by the last :keyword:`return` +statement executed. Since the :keyword:`finally` clause always executes, a +:keyword:`return` statement executed in the :keyword:`finally` clause will +always be the last one executed:: + + >>> def foo(): + ... try: + ... return 'try' + ... finally: + ... return 'finally' + ... + >>> foo() + 'finally' + Additional information on exceptions can be found in section :ref:`exceptions`, and information on using the :keyword:`raise` statement to generate exceptions may be found in section :ref:`raise`. |