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This rule raises an issue when a bare `raise` statement is not in an `except` or `finally` block.
== Why is this an issue?
A bare `raise` statement, i.e. a `raise` with no exception provided, will re-raise the last active exception in the current scope:
[source,python]
----
def foo():
try:
...
except ValueError as e:
raise # this will re-raise "e"
----
If the `raise` statement is not in an `except` or `finally` block, no exception is active and a `RuntimeError` is raised instead.
If the bare `raise` statement is in a function called in an `except` block, the exception caught by the `except` will be re-raised. However, this behavior is not reliable as nothing prevents a developer from calling the function from a different context.
Overall, having bare `raise` statements outside of `except` blocks is discouraged as it is hard to understand and maintain.
=== Notes
In a `finally` block, an exception is still active only when it hasn't been caught in a previous `except` clause or if it has been raised in an `except` block. In both cases, it is better to let the exception propagate automatically than to re-raise it. This pattern is covered by rule S5704.
== How to fix it
To fix this issue, make sure to specify which exception needs to be raised when outside of an `except` block.
=== Code examples
==== Noncompliant code example
[source,python,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant]
----
raise # Noncompliant: no active exception
def foo():
raise # Noncompliant: no active exception
try:
raise # Noncompliant: no active exception
except ValueError:
handle_error()
def handle_error():
raise # Noncompliant: this is not reliable
----
==== Compliant solution
[source,python,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant]
----
raise ValueError()
def foo():
raise ValueError()
try:
raise ValueError()
except ValueError:
raise
----
== Resources
=== Documentation
* Python Documentation - https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#raise[The ``++raise++`` statement]
ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message
Remove this "raise" statement or move it inside an "except" block.
=== Highlighting
The raise statement
'''
== Comments And Links
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=== relates to: S5704
=== relates to: S5706
=== is related to: S1039
endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]