Using try vs if in python
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Is there a rationale to decide which one of try
or if
constructs to use, when testing variable to have a value?
For example, there is a function that returns either a list or doesn't return a value. I want to check result before processing it. Which of the following would be more preferable and why?
result = function();
if (result):
for r in result:
#process items
or
result = function();
try:
for r in result:
#process items
except TypeError:
pass;
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