[Python-ideas] PEP-3151 pattern-matching

[Guido van Rossum]

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com> wrote:
> Consider how much IO is used in Python and how often people have to deal
> with IO exceptions.  Why should we have to deal with errnos if there is a
> way that fits into the exception hierarchy?  It's not that they are obscure.
>  It's that we don't need the actual numbers or mnemonics  in our Python
> code.  We can hide them behind more meaningful exceptions.  At least, that's
> my take.

You can use more useful exceptions for *some* errnos. But not for all.

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