[Python-ideas] Consistent programming error handling idiom

[Rian Hunter]

> On Apr 8, 2016, at 12:02 PM, Chris Barker <chris.barker at noaa.gov> wrote:
> I agree with Chris A's point:
> 
> Any unhandled Exception is a bug. Simple as that.

I'm happy with that interpretation. If that was codified in a style document accessible to newbies I think that would help achieve a more consistent approach to exceptions.

Yet something dark and hideous inside me tells me except-log loops will continue to be pervasive and bugs will continue to be ignored in a large number of Python programs.