[Python-Dev] Exception masking/chaining (was: PEP-317)

[Brett C.]

Brett C. wrote:
> Greg Ewing wrote:
> 
>>> can we now consider implementing chained exceptions as has been 
>>> mentioned here numerous times?
>>
>>
>>
>> I must have missed that. What are chained exceptions?
>>
<SNIP>
> This was discussed on the list between Ping and I think Walter (could be 
> wrong about Walter but I know Ping was involved).  Should be in the 
> Summary archive somewhere; just need to find it.  =)
> 

Found it.

Raymond apparently instigated the thread: 
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-January/032492.html

And it continued into the next month: 
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-February/032864.html

And you even contributed to the discussion, Greg =) :
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-January/032513.html

But the original terminology was "exception masking" so that may have 
been why this didn't ring any bells.

For the impatient you can read the last 3 emails I think (especially the 
absolute last which was authored by Raymond) to get a summary of the 
ideas proposed.

-Brett