[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 654 -- Exception Groups and except* : request for feedback for SC submission

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 5:51 PM Jim J. Jewett jimjjewett@gmail.com wrote:

Are you saying that

except *ValueError as e:

will catch

ValueError

and ExceptionGroup(ValueError) but miss ExceptionGroup(ExceptionGroup(ValueError)) ?

No, it will catch it regardless of how many levels of ExceptionGroup wrap it (zero or more, in fact).