Different approach to try-except blocks

Question

try:
    pos = name.find("#")
    name = name[:pos]
except:
    pass
try:
    pos = name.find("TDCJ")
    name = name[:pos]
except:
    pass

Is there a way to combine these two try and except? My program keeps on building I feel like there is way too many try and excpet blocks. How do I avoid adding try and except often?

Depending on your actual code, this might be a case of DRY, so maybe think about putting that into a function. Also keep in mind, that the except should actually have action to handle the problem. I guess/hope the pass there is just for a more concise question here. — Sirko
– Sirko, Commented Jul 29, 2020 at 8:33

David · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-29 08:30:29Z

1

If the try-except is the same you can just loop the desired string elements. Something like the following:

l = ["#", "TDCJ"]

for elem in l:
    try:
        pos = name.find(elem)
        name = name[:pos]
    except:
        pass

Generally, you should keep the Dont Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle

answered Jul 29, 2020 at 8:30

David

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