RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0

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> To: python-list@python.org
> From: ned@nedbatchelder.com
> Subject: Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0
> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:49:43 -0500
> 
> On 12/22/13 2:10 PM, Frank Cui wrote:
> > sorry, but what if I need to have different parameters in these functions ?
> 
> Frank, welcome to the group.  Common convention is to put your response 
> below the exiting message, so that the conversation continues down the page.
> 
> (See my answer below... :)
> 
> >
> >
> >  > To: python-list@python.org
> >  > From: breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk
> >  > Subject: Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0
> >  > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:31:21 +0000
> >  >
> >  > On 22/12/2013 19:17, Roy Smith wrote:
> >  > > In article <mailman.4500.1387739297.18130.python-list@python.org>,
> >  > > Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > >> hey guys,
> >  > >> I have a requirement where I need to sequentially execute a bunch of
> >  > >> executions, each execution has a return code. the followed
> > executions should
> >  > >> only be executed if the return code is 0. is there a cleaner or
> > more pythonic
> >  > >> way to do this other than the following ?
> >  > >> if a() == 0: if b() == 0: c()
> >  > >> Thanks for your input.
> >  > >> frank
> >  > >
> >  > > Yup! Just do:
> >  > >
> >  > > a() or b() or c()
> >  > >
> >  > > The "or" operation has what's known as "short-circuit" semantics. That
> >  > > means, if the first operand is true, it doesn't evaluate the second
> >  > > operand. Just make sure that a(), b(), and c() all return something
> >  > > which is true if they succeed and false otherwise.
> >  > >
> >  >
> >  > Really? :)
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
> >  > what you can do for our language.
> >  >
> >  > Mark Lawrence
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
> >
> >
> 
> The most Python-natural way to deal with your problem would be to have 
> these functions not return status codes at all.  Instead, have them 
> raise an exception if something goes wrong.   Then you can invoke them 
> most naturally:
> 
>      a()
>      b()
>      c()
> 
> Execution will continue as long as no exceptions are raised.  If you 
> need to deal with the failure case also, then:
> 
>      try:
>          a()
>          b()
>          c()
>      except Exception as e:
>          # do something here
> 
> Depending on how you want to deal with failures, you'd probably use your 
> own subclass of Exception, but this is the general idea.
> 
> Return codes can be awkward, especially in Python which has exception 
> integrated so fully into the language, library, and culture.
> 
> -- 
> Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com
> 
> -- 
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Thanks for informing the rules.

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cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 15:37 -0300
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 14:17 -0500
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-22 19:31 +0000
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 15:05 -0500
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-12-23 08:39 +1100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 16:53 -0500
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-12-23 09:11 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-22 22:10 -0500
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:22 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 03:43 +0000
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:45 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 03:54 +0000
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:59 +1100
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 16:10 -0300
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-22 14:49 -0500
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 00:08 +0000
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 16:35 -0300
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-23 13:30 +1300
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 14:27 -0800
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 19:14 -0300
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 09:51 +1100
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-22 23:02 +0000
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 15:57 -0800
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-23 07:27 -0500
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 12:44 +0000
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 00:25 +0000
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 20:24 -0500
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 12:35 +1100
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 13:33 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:09 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 23:57 -0500
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 16:09 +1100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 04:45 -0800
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 10:10 -0500
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 08:00 -0800
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-26 20:37 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 12:44 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-26 21:20 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 13:27 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-26 23:29 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 15:40 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-27 11:15 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 11:42 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 22:39 +0530
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-28 08:24 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 pecore@pascolo.net - 2013-12-28 00:59 +0100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-12-27 19:12 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-26 20:50 -0600
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-27 15:39 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 15:45 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 00:05 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 16:15 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 00:41 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-27 18:00 +0000
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-30 17:36 +0000
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 04:05 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 11:03 -0800
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-24 06:12 +1100
                RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Nick Cash <nick.cash@npcinternational.com> - 2013-12-23 19:31 +0000
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 14:41 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 22:58 -0500
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-12-23 18:45 +0100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 13:20 +0000
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 04:38 -0800
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-23 10:12 -0500
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 04:13 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 15:22 +0000

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