[Baypiggies] Crossplatform exceptions.WindowsError help

[Paul McNett]

Aahz wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008, Paul McNett wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This code must run cross-platform:
>>
>> try:
>>    ..
>> except WindowsError:
>>    ..
>>
>> However, the WindowsError exception is only defined on Windows, not on 
>> Linux or Mac. How do I keep a spurious NameError from happening on the 
>> other platforms while still keeping the code clean (free from 
>> os-specific code blocks)?
> 
> try:
>     WindowsError
> except:
>     class WindowsError: pass

Okay, I guess that isn't so bad after all, now that I see it in blue on 
white. Thanks!

Paul