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Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:51:55 +1100
Subject: Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0
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On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> wrote:
> Thanks for pointing out. I accept your advice and will try to make the
> questions clearer and more straightforward to interpretate . I already took
> the suggestion of using exception-based handling over the return code.
>
> As to testing whether the previous function fails or succeeds, this doesn't
> really matter in the sense that I already mentioned a return code of 0.

Ranting Rick is one of the list's resident trolls. Don't take it amiss
that he turned his flamethrowers on you. :)

ChrisA