[Python-Dev] PEP, take 2: Exception Reorganization for Python 3.0

[James Y Knight]

On Aug 3, 2005, at 3:00 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> [...brain hums...]
>
> OK, I'm changing my mind again about the names again.
>
> Exception as the root and StandardError can stay; the only new
> proposal would then be to make bare 'except:' call StandardError.

I don't see how that can work. Any solution that is expected to  
result in a usable hierarchy this century must preserve "Exception"  
as the object that user exceptions should derive from (and therefore  
that users should generally catch, as well). There is way too much  
momentum behind that to change it.

James