finally magic

finally.py

def brol(fail=False):
    try:
        print "in try"
        if fail:
            raise Exception()
        return "try"
    except:
        print "in exception"
        return "exception"
    finally:
        print "in finally"

    return "ok"

print brol()
print "====="
print brol(True)

finally.py magic result

$ python finally.py
in try
in finally
try
=====
in try
in exception
in finally
exception

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in try
in finally
try
=====
in try
in exception
in finally
exception