PyCharm: Unreachable Code?
google-app-engine, pycharm, python
Solution
I actually think this is a bug in PyCharm, thinking that `fail` refers to `TestCase.fail`, which would in fact make the code unreachable.
If I use your example, but rename `fail` to for example `failure`, the errors disappears. I'd report this bug to the friendly folks at PyCharm to see if this is in fact the case.
Problem
PyCharm is showing me that some code is unreachable within a method before the return statement is reached. I cannot help but wonder how is that even remotely possible? ``` def post(self): # get the desired parameters username = self.request.get('user') password = self.request.get('pass') if not self.REGEX.match(username) or not self.REGEX.match(password): logging.debug('RegistrationHandler: Bad credentials ->', username, password) self.fail('bad username or password') print 'Blah' # <---- shows as UNREACHABLE ? return # <---- shows as UNREACHABLE ? ``` `self.fail` simply calls `self.response.write(things)`. Update: Yeah, when I surround it with a try/catch clause, the issue is resolved... Strange. (Note that the method doesn't always raise an exception.