Loop exception catching

[stv]

I'm just learning Python myself, but I just saw an example of
something similar. Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but

while 1:
    try:
        x=input('>')
    except Exception, e:
        print 'Problems: ', e
    else:
        break

The else clause is executed UNLESS something is caught.

The example is from Magnus Lie Hetland's "Beginning Python." Sorry if
this is too basic, but it seems to fit.

--stv

> I tryed this but to no
> avail:
>
>         try:
>             x = input("> ")
>         except SyntaxError:
>             while SyntaxError:
>                 print "Please enter only the number beside your choice"
>                 print
>                 x = input("> ")