In article <mailman.1589.1255781573.2807.python-l...@python.org>,
Tim Rowe <digi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>The point is that an exception causes a change in program flow, so of
>course they're used for flow control. It's what they do. The question
>is in what cases it's appropriate to use them.
Standard Python idiom:
try:
d[key] += value
except KeyError:
d[key] = value
Maybe you need to re-think "appropriate".
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