
R. David Murray <rdmurray@bitdance.com> added the comment: OK, let's move this, then. I asked the question because I'd like to know what the best practice is for exceptions in the stdlib. This is an area in which we have made quite a bit of progress recently (ie: the work done on exceptions for Python3, and PEP 3151), but I think there is still a lack of documentation (and possibly consensus?) on best practices for the stdlib. ---------- components: +Devguide -Documentation resolution: later -> status: closed -> open title: tutorial should use best practices in user defined exceptions section -> Devguide should document best practices for stdlib exceptions _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue15034> _______________________________________