Jython syntax error on 'finally' word

Question

Here's a snippet which causes an error:

net.grinder.scriptengine.jython.JythonScriptExecutionException: SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('C:\\grinder-3.7.1\\lib
\\.\\nb-romg-file-store\\current\\grinder_test.py', 131, 9, '        finally:'))

    ss = ''
    self._suggestionLock.acquire()
    try:
        ss = suggestion_strings.next()
    except StopIteration:
        suggestion_strings = suggestions_generator()
        ss = suggestion_strings.next()
    finally:
        self._suggestionLock.release()

What may be wrong here?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '12 at 14:21

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Are you using Jython 2.4? try/except/finally was introduced in Python 2.5.

answered Mar 13 '12 at 14:21

jd.

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You can nest a try/except block in a try/finally block. – jd. Mar 13 '12 at 14:53
I am facing this problem even in Jython2.7 . Any workaround ? – Neil Aug 06 '14 at 08:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '12 at 14:21

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The Jython you have only supports Python 2.4; try ... except ... finally was added in 2.5.

answered Mar 13 '12 at 14:21

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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Jython syntax error on 'finally' word

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