python · iritkatriel · Mar 17, 2025 · Feb 13, 2025 · Feb 13, 2025 · Feb 13, 2025
@@ -420,16 +420,16 @@ is executed.  If there is a saved exception it is re-raised at the end of the
 :keyword:`!finally` clause.  If the :keyword:`!finally` clause raises another
 exception, the saved exception is set as the context of the new exception.
 If the :keyword:`!finally` clause executes a :keyword:`return`, :keyword:`break`
-or :keyword:`continue` statement, the saved exception is discarded::
+or :keyword:`continue` statement, the saved exception is discarded. For example,
+this function returns 42.
 
-   >>> def f():
-   ...     try:
-   ...         1/0
-   ...     finally:
-   ...         return 42
-   ...
-   >>> f()
-   42
+.. code-block::
+
+   def f():
+       try:
+           1/0
+       finally:
+           return 42
 
 The exception information is not available to the program during execution of
 the :keyword:`!finally` clause.
@@ -446,21 +446,25 @@ statement, the :keyword:`!finally` clause is also executed 'on the way out.'
 The return value of a function is determined by the last :keyword:`return`
 statement executed.  Since the :keyword:`!finally` clause always executes, a
 :keyword:`!return` statement executed in the :keyword:`!finally` clause will
-always be the last one executed::
+always be the last one executed. The following function returns 'finally'.
 
-   >>> def foo():
-   ...     try:
-   ...         return 'try'
-   ...     finally:
-   ...         return 'finally'
-   ...
-   >>> foo()
-   'finally'
+.. code-block::
+
+   def foo():
+       try:
+           return 'try'
+       finally:
+           return 'finally'
 
 .. versionchanged:: 3.8
    Prior to Python 3.8, a :keyword:`continue` statement was illegal in the
    :keyword:`!finally` clause due to a problem with the implementation.
 
+.. versionchanged:: next
+   The compiler emits a :exc:`SyntaxWarning` when a :keyword:`return`,
+   :keyword:`break` or :keyword:`continue` appears in a :keyword:`!finally`
+   block (see :pep:`765`).
+
 
 .. _with:
 .. _as:

diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst b/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst
@@ -418,7 +418,9 @@ points discuss more complex cases when an exception occurs:
 
 * If the :keyword:`!finally` clause executes a :keyword:`break`,
   :keyword:`continue` or :keyword:`return` statement, exceptions are not
-  re-raised.
+  re-raised. This can be confusing and is therefore discouraged. From
+  version 3.14 the compiler emits a :exc:`SyntaxWarning` for it
+  (see :pep:`765`).
 
 * If the :keyword:`!try` statement reaches a :keyword:`break`,
   :keyword:`continue` or :keyword:`return` statement, the
@@ -430,7 +432,9 @@ points discuss more complex cases when an exception occurs:
   statement, the returned value will be the one from the
   :keyword:`!finally` clause's :keyword:`!return` statement, not the
   value from the :keyword:`!try` clause's :keyword:`!return`
-  statement.
+  statement. This can be confusing and is therefore discouraged. From
+  version 3.14 the compiler emits a :exc:`SyntaxWarning` for it
+  (see :pep:`765`).
 
 For example::
 

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.14.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.14.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Summary -- release highlights
 * :ref:`PEP 741: Python Configuration C API <whatsnew314-pep741>`
 * :ref:`PEP 761: Discontinuation of PGP signatures <whatsnew314-pep761>`
 * :ref:`A new type of interpreter  <whatsnew314-tail-call>`
+* :ref:`PEP 765: Disallow return/break/continue that exit a finally block <whatsnew314-pep765>`
 
 
 Incompatible changes
@@ -370,6 +371,15 @@ Other language changes
   The testbed can also be used to run the test suite of projects other than
   CPython itself. (Contributed by Russell Keith-Magee in :gh:`127592`.)
 
+.. _whatsnew314-pep765:
+
+PEP 765: Disallow return/break/continue that exit a finally block
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The compiler emits a :exc:`SyntaxWarning` when a :keyword:`return`, :keyword:`break` or
+:keyword:`continue` statements appears where it exits a :keyword:`finally` block.
+This change is specified in :pep:`765`.
+
 New modules
 ===========
 

diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h b/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@ extern int _PyCompile_AstOptimize(
     PyObject *filename,
     PyCompilerFlags *flags,
     int optimize,
-    struct _arena *arena);
+    struct _arena *arena,
+    int syntax_check_only);
 
 extern int _PyAST_Optimize(
     struct _mod *,
     struct _arena *arena,
+    PyObject *filename,
     int optimize,
-    int ff_features);
+    int ff_features,
+    int syntax_check_only);
 
 
 typedef struct {

diff --git a/Lib/test/test___all__.py b/Lib/test/test___all__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def check_all(self, modname):
             (".* (module|package)", DeprecationWarning),
             (".* (module|package)", PendingDeprecationWarning),
             ("", ResourceWarning),
+            ("", SyntaxWarning),
             quiet=True):
             try:
                 exec("import %s" % modname, names)
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def check_all(self, modname):
             with warnings_helper.check_warnings(
                 ("", DeprecationWarning),
                 ("", ResourceWarning),
+                ("", SyntaxWarning),
                 quiet=True):
                 try:
                     exec("from %s import *" % modname, names)

@@ -820,6 +820,61 @@ def test_repr_large_input_crash(self):
                                     r"Exceeds the limit \(\d+ digits\)"):
             repr(ast.Constant(value=eval(source)))
 
+    def test_pep_765_warnings(self):
+        srcs = [
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+                 def f():
+                     try:
+                         pass
+                     finally:
+                         return 42
+                 """),
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+                 for x in y:
+                     try:
+                         pass
+                     finally:
+                         break
+                 """),
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+                 for x in y:
+                     try:
+                         pass
+                     finally:
+                         continue
+                 """),
+        ]
+        for src in srcs:
+            with self.assertWarnsRegex(SyntaxWarning, 'finally'):
+                ast.parse(src)
+
+    def test_pep_765_no_warnings(self):
+        srcs = [
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+                 try:
+                     pass
+                 finally:
+                     def f():
+                         return 42
+                 """),
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+                 try:
+                     pass
+                 finally:
+                     for x in y:
+                         break
+                 """),
+            textwrap.dedent("""
+                 try:
+                     pass
+                 finally:
+                     for x in y:
+                         continue
+                 """),
+        ]
+        for src in srcs:
+            ast.parse(src)
+
 
 class CopyTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test copying and pickling AST nodes."""

@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ def test_break_in_except_star(self):
                     if i == 2:
                         break
                 finally:
-                    return 0
+                    pass
+                return 0
             """)
 
 
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ def test_continue_in_except_star_block_invalid(self):
                     if i == 2:
                         continue
                 finally:
-                    return 0
+                    pass
+                return 0
             """)
 
     def test_return_in_except_star_block_invalid(self):