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"""This is a convenient way to deeply nest try/finally statements."""

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# Created: Tue Oct 11 08:42:23 PDT 2005
# Author: Shannon -jj Behrens
# Email: jjinux@users.sourceforge.net
#
# Copyright (c) Shannon -jj Behrens. All rights reserved.

from traceback import print_exc


def tryFinally(tasks, handleFinallyException=None):

"""This is a convenient way to deeply nest try/finally statements.

It is appropriate for complicated resource initialization and destruction.
For instance, if you have a list of 50 things that need to get intialized
and later destructed via using try/finally (especially if you need to
create the list dynamically) this function is appropriate.

Given::

tasks = [
((f_enter_0, enter_0_args, enter_0_kargs),
(f_exit_0, exit_0_args, exit_0_kargs)),

((f_enter_1, enter_1_args, enter_1_kargs),
(f_exit_1, exit_1_args, exit_1_kar…

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}I don't know of any other style guide that suggests this.

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