[Python] Does 'finally' always execute in Python?

For any possible try-finally block in Python, is it guaranteed that the finally block will always be executed?

For example, let’s say I return while in an except block:

try:
1/0
except ZeroDivisionError:
return
finally:
print("Does this code run?")


Or maybe I re-raise an Exception:

try:
1/0
except ZeroDivisionError:
raise
finally:
print("What about this code?")


Testing shows that finally does get executed for the above examples, but I imagine there are other scenarios I haven't thought of.

Are there any scenarios in which a finally block can fail to execute in Python?

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