R: [Python-Dev] Deprecating string exceptions

Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:01:48 -0600


    Guido> One other, more practical reason to like the rule: "except
    Guido> Exception:" would become equivalent to "except:".  

Just to make sure I'm not missing something (I probably am), I still think
the recommended catch-all except construct should become "except
StandardError:" with KeyboardInterrupt migrated to inherit from Exception
instead of StandardError.

Skip