[Python-projects] PyLint: False positive "Except doesn't do anything"

[Mark Flacy]

On 2006.11.23 10:06, Maarten ter Huurne wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was looking for a workaround for the problem reported in my previous 
> mail when I tried this:
> ===
> try:
>         pass
> except:
>         pass # pylint: disable-msg=W0702
>         print 'failed to do nothing'
> ===
> PyLint reports "W0704:  3: Except doesn't do anything".
> 
> So it seems that if the first statement after "except" is "pass", that 
> warning is issued, even if other statements follow the "pass".

The other statements won't get executed.

> 
> PyLint 0.12.2, astng 0.16.3, common 0.21.0 (thanks for the new release!)
> 
> Bye,
>                 Maarten
> 

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