[Python-Dev] Exception masking/chaining

Walter Dörwald walter@livinglogic.de
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:49:14 +0200


Barry Warsaw wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 06:44, Walter Dörwald wrote:
> 
> 
>>5. Implement exception chaining (as an attribute named cause on
>>    the outer exception referencing the inner exception).
> 
> 
> I'm not keen on the name "cause" for the start of the exception chain.
> I'm not sure I have a better suggestion.  Maybe "antecedent"? ;/

"reason"?

Bye,
    Walter Dörwald