R: [Python-Dev] Deprecating string exceptions

[Guido van Rossum]

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> > I do lament it!  It's a shame that the only useful diagram is hidden
> > in a C source file.
> 
> >>> import exceptions
> >>> print exceptions.__doc__[1109:]

Now, in addition, I lament the fact that we've got two disjointly
developed sets of documentation, fighting over who can be called
authoritative: doc strings and the HTML docs on the web. :-(

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)