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Most flow control is standard. Indentation defines the code block to execute. You must be strict, all indents must be the same in a block, a mix of spaces and tabs is not allowed (unless each line uses the same mix)..........
Most flow control is standard. Indentation defines the code block to execute. You must be strict, all indents must be the same in a block, a mix of spaces and tabs is not allowed (unless each line uses the same mix).


<syntaxhighlight lang=python>
<syntaxhighlight lang=python>
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     otherblock
     otherblock
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


;<code>pass</code>
;<code>pass</code>
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==Exception handling==
==Exception handling==
To catch all exceptions (not wise)
To catch exceptions:
<syntaxhighlight lang=python>
<syntaxhighlight lang=python>
try:
try:
     block
     blockthatmaythowexception
except:
except <exception>:
     blockifexceptionisthrown
     blockifexceptionisthrown
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


You better only catch the exceptions you expect. You can choose from the available exceptions [https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#exception-hierarchy]
Specifying an exception is optional but highly recommended. The exceptiontypes can be found in the [https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#exception-hierarchy python docs]


;except NameError
;except NameError
:The variable does not exist
:The variable does not exist

Revision as of 07:57, 17 July 2018


Most flow control is standard. Indentation defines the code block to execute. You must be strict, all indents must be the same in a block, a mix of spaces and tabs is not allowed (unless each line uses the same mix).

if expression:
    block
else:
    otherblock


pass
No operation, use e.g. to avoid negative tests

Exception handling

To catch exceptions:

try:
    blockthatmaythowexception
except <exception>:
    blockifexceptionisthrown

Specifying an exception is optional but highly recommended. The exceptiontypes can be found in the python docs

except NameError
The variable does not exist