Python 3.14 emits SyntaxWarning for return/break/continue inside finally (PEP 765)
# before: swallows any exception raised in the try
def f():
try:
work()
finally:
return cleanup()
# after
def f():
try:
work()
finally:
result = cleanup()
return result
If the swallowing is intentional, make it explicit with except BaseException: .... To silence while migrating third-party code: PYTHONWARNINGS=error,ignore::SyntaxWarning (filters only apply to code compiled after they are set, so clear __pycache__).
Symptom
After moving to Python 3.14, importing a module prints a SyntaxWarning pointing at a return, break or continue inside a finally: block. Under -W error / PYTHONWARNINGS=error (common in CI) this becomes a hard failure at compile time.
Cause
PEP 765, Python 3.14: "The compiler now emits a SyntaxWarning when a return, break, or continue statement have the effect of leaving a finally block." Such statements silently swallow the in-flight exception, which is almost always a bug.
Verify
python3.14 -W error -m compileall -q -f src/ exits 0.
Sources
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