[Python-Dev] cpython (3.2): Issue12510: Attempting to get invalid tooltip no longer closes Idle.

[Brian Curtin]

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>>> +            except:
>>>                  return None
>>
>>
>> "except Exception" may be better here.
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> Idle's Shell catches all exceptions. I think the attempt to provide an
> optional help (a function signature) should too.

Can you explain what this means? You should probably not have a bare
except - I'm not sure what IDLE has to do with it.