Apparently Python doesn't execute the `else` block of a `try/except/else` block if there is a return in the `try`.

else_block_example.py

"""
Python's ``else:`` block is *only* executed when the ``try:`` block does not reutrn:

$ python else_block_example.py
Running function, returning in 'try:' block: False
in 'else' block
in 'finally' block
Running function, returning in 'try:' block: True
in 'finally' block
"""

def stuff(return_in_try):
    print "Running function, returning in 'try:' block:", return_in_try
    try:
        if return_in_try:
            return
    except:
        print "in 'except' block"
    else:
        print "in 'else' block"
    finally:
        print "in 'finally' block"

stuff(return_in_try=False)
stuff(return_in_try=True)