[Python-Dev] Exception Reorg PEP revised yet again

[Raymond Hettinger]

> > WindowsError
> > ------------
> >
> > This should be kept.  Unlike module specific exceptions, this
exception
> > occurs in multiple places and diverse applications.  It is
appropriate
> > to list as a builtin.
> >
> > "Too O/S specific" is not a reason for eliminating this.  Looking at
the
> > codebase there does not appear to be a good substitute.  Eliminating
> > this one would break code, decrease clarity, and cause modules to
grow
> > competing variants.

[Brett]
> I unfortunately forgot to add that the exception would be moved under
> os, so it would be more of a renaming than a removal.

Isn't OSError already used for another purpose (non-platform dependent
exceptions raised by the os module)?



Raymond