Python Try Finally

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Try Finally

The finally block, if specified, will be executed regardless if the try block raises an error or not.

Example

try:
print(x)
except:
print("Something went wrong")
finally:
print("The 'try except' is finished")

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This can be useful to close objects and clean up resources:

Example

Try to open and write to a file that is not writable:

try:
f = open("demofile.txt")
try:
    f.write("Lorum Ipsum")
except:
    print("Something went wrong when writing to the file")
finally:
    f.close()
except:
print("Something went wrong when opening the file")

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The program can continue, without leaving the file object open.

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Python Try Finally

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