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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref7.tex b/Doc/ref/ref7.tex index 6356cd8..9541718 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref7.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref7.tex @@ -242,9 +242,11 @@ that handled an exception. \withsubitem{(in module sys)}{\ttindex{exc_type} \ttindex{exc_value}\ttindex{exc_traceback}} -The optional \keyword{else} clause is executed when no exception occurs -in the \keyword{try} clause. Exceptions in the \keyword{else} clause are -not handled by the preceding \keyword{except} clauses. +The optional \keyword{else} clause is executed when the \keyword{try} clause +terminates by any means other than an exception or executing a +\keyword{return}, \keyword{continue} or \keyword{break} statement. +Exceptions in the \keyword{else} clause are not handled by the preceding +\keyword{except} clauses. \kwindex{else} The \keyword{try}...\keyword{finally} form specifies a `cleanup' handler. The |