finally_return.py

#!/usr/sbin/python

def raise_tef(res):
    aa = []
    try:
        print("Raising")
        bb = aa[0]
    except IndexError:
        print("Exception Raised")
        return res
    finally:
        print("Message posted")
    print("This is never printed")


res = raise_tef("Expected value")

print("after raise_tef(): %s" % res)

~ ❯ python finally_return.py
Raising
Exception Raised
Message posted
after raise_tef(): Expected value
~ ❯