There are several solutions that occured to me off the top of my head, here's the simplest one: try: method1() return except Exception:

There are several solutions that occured to me off the top of my head, here's the simplest one: try: method1() return except Exception: # or a more specific exception type pass # try the next method try: method2() return except Exception: pass # ... try: method10() except Exception: raise NoMethodWorked() Seriously, there are so many ways to solve this in a readable, maintainable way, without resorting to introducing weird new syntax.