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Always follow 3-2-1 backup rule (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

python guidelines

Do you have a specific PEP you're referencing or is this one of those "I assume this must be the case because of how common using try/except statements for flow control are" kind of things?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure its not a PEP, but the python glossary mentions it. Searching 'python EAFP' brings up a lot of discussion on the topic too, so if nothing else its definitely a widespread phenomenon

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I think there's a difference between "python guidelines encourage" something and "this is a common coding pattern." Yes, you can use try/except for flow control, but there's a lot of people, myself included, who try to use that style sparingly.