[Python-Dev] Py3k: Except clause syntax

[Russell E. Owen]

In article <4418CDD0.8020803 at canterbury.ac.nz>,
 Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:

> For Py3k, any thoughts on changing the syntax of
> the except clause from
> 
>    except <type>, <value>:
> 
> to
> 
>    except <type> as <value>:
> 
> so that things like
> 
>    except TypeError, ValueError:
> 
> will do what is expected?

Brilliant. I may be showing my clumsiness, but I catch multiple 
exceptions so rarely that I often stumble over this.

-- Russell