[Python-Dev] PEP-317

[Brett C.]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> I'm +0 on finally deprecating the string exceptions.
> But am -1000 on eliminating implicit instantiation before Py3.0.
> 

I am +1 on deprecating string exceptions for Python 3.

Now, since this will end up forcing instances to be created for each 
raised exception, can we now consider implementing chained exceptions as 
has been mentioned here numerous times?  Since we are going to end up 
breaking a good amount of code with this (if it happens) we might as 
well go all-out and get in the features we want.

-Brett