How to continue with next line in a Python's try block?

Question

e.g.

try:
    foo()
    bar()
except: 
    pass

When foo function raise an exception, how to skip to the next line (bar) and execute it?

Answer 1

If you want exceptions from both functions to be handled by the same except clause, then use an inner try/finally block:

try:
    try:
        foo()
    finally:
        bar()
except Exception:
    print 'error'

If there is an exception in foo(), first bar() will be executed, then the except clause.

However, it's generally good practice to put the minimum amount of code inside a try block, so a separate exception handler for each function might be best.