[Python-Dev] TypeError and AttributeError

[Finn Bock]

>>>>>> "JA" == James Althoff <James_Althoff@i2.com> writes:
>
>    JA> would it make sense to make AttributeError a subclass of
>    JA> TypeError so that
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>    JA> except (TypeError):
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>    JA> would become equally "safe" (and simpler)?

[Barry]

>No, but it /might/ make sense to give them a new common base class
>between them and Exception.  If so, called what?

ProtocolException.

I think it would have made sense, but it probably wouldn't have helped.
Users still see a specific exception thrown and write code against that.

regards,
finn