On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:42:25 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 04:44 am, Michael Selik wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 6:11 AM Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > > >> - run the for block > >> - THEN unconditionally run the "else" block > >> > > > > Saying "unconditionally" is a bit misleading here. As you say, it's > > conditioned on completing the loop without break/return/raise. > > It's also conditional on the OS not killing the Python process, conditional > on the CPU not catching fire, conditional on the user not turning the power > of, and conditional on the sun not exploding and disintegrating the entire > earth. > > In the absence of any event which interferes with the normal execution of > code by the Python VM, and in the absence of one of a very few > explicit "JUMP" statements which explicitly jump out of the compound > for...else statement, the else clause is unconditionally executed after the > for clause. > > Happy now?
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