From the Python documentation A finally clause is always executed before leaving the try statement, whether an exception has occurred or not. When an exception has occurred in the try clause and has not been handled by an except clause (or it has occurred in a except or else clause), it is re-raised after the … Read more
Finally always executes. That’s what it’s for, which means its return value gets used in your case. You’ll want to change your code so it’s more like this: function example() { var returnState = false; // initialization value is really up to the design try { returnState = true; } catch { returnState = false; … Read more
It makes a difference if you return early: try: run_code1() except TypeError: run_code2() return None # The finally block is run before the method returns finally: other_code() Compare to this: try: run_code1() except TypeError: run_code2() return None other_code() # This doesn’t get run if there’s an exception. Other situations that can cause differences: If an … Read more
If any of the code in the try block can throw a checked exception, it has to appear in the throws clause of the method signature. If an unchecked exception is thrown, it’s bubbled out of the method. The finally block is always executed, whether an exception is thrown or not.
The try block completes with the execution of the return statement and the value of s at the time the return statement executes is the value returned by the method. The fact that the finally clause later changes the value of s (after the return statement completes) does not (at that point) change the return … Read more