Re: hot-backup.py weird for-else clause

Stefan Sperling wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> consider this snippet from hot-backup.py.in:
> 
>   if retry:
>     for delay in (0.5, 1, 2, 4):
>       try:
>         rmtree(dirname)
>         break
>       except:
>         time.sleep(delay)
>     else:
>       rmtree(dirname)
>   else:
>     rmtree(dirname)
> 
> I don't think an 'else' clause to a for-loop makes any sense,
> right? Is this a legal python construct I wasn't aware of,
> or simply a mistake?

for-else is valid in Python, yes.
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/controlflow.html#break-and-continue-statements-and-else-clauses-on-loops

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