Is it a good practice to use try-except-else in Python?

Question

From time to time in Python, I see the block:

try:
   try_this(whatever)
except SomeException as exception:
   #Handle exception
else:
   return something
         


        

Answer 1

See the following example which illustrate everything about try-except-else-finally:

for i in range(3):
    try:
        y = 1 / i
    except ZeroDivisionError:
        print(f"\ti = {i}")
        print("\tError report: ZeroDivisionError")
    else:
        print(f"\ti = {i}")
        print(f"\tNo error report and y equals {y}")
    finally:
        print("Try block is run.")

Implement it and come by:

    i = 0
    Error report: ZeroDivisionError
Try block is run.
    i = 1
    No error report and y equals 1.0
Try block is run.
    i = 2
    No error report and y equals 0.5
Try block is run.