Exception Handling in Python 3

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message <mailman.190.1287924006.2218.python-list at python.org>, Steve 
Holden wrote:

> Yes, *if the exception is caught* then it doesn't make any difference.
> If the exception creates a traceback, however, I maintain that the
> additional information is confusing to the consumer (while helpful to
> the debugger of the consumed code).

Who needs the information more?