[Python-Dev] GeneratorExit inheriting from Exception

[Just van Rossum]

Greg Ewing wrote:

> Barry Warsaw wrote:
> 
> > One possible approach is to revert BaseException out of Py2.5,
> > re-position KeyboardInterrupt, and add Error as an alias for
> > StandardError.  Then we can encourage people to start using Error
> > as the base classes for their own errors.
> 
> Also maybe start issuing warnings whenever you inherit
> directly from Exception.

Ugh. I hate it when it's made (virtually) impossible to write code that
runs warnings-free on both Python X.Y and X.(Y+1).

Just