[Tutor] error reporting disreputable

[Daniel Coughlin]

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, kirk Bailey wrote:

> ok, I included code to report errors to the postmaster. Lookee:
>  try:
>                 server.sendmail(from_addr, to_addr, msg)        # 400
> send envlope and msg!
>         except Exception, e:
>                 from_addr2="TLpost.py@"+domainname
>                 to_addr2="postmaster@"+domainname
>                 msg2="To: "+to_addr2+CRLF  
>                 msg2=msg2+"From: "+from_addr2+CRLF
>                 msg2=msg2+"Subject: ERROR REPORT for
> list"+listname+CRLF+CRLF
>                 msg2=msg2+"There was an error when serving list
> "+listname+"."+CRLF
>                 msg2=msg2+"The returned error was:"+CRLF
>                 msg2=msg2+e+CRLF
			    ^	
One possible reason why this might fail is because you are adding an instance to 
a string. Try 

msg2=msg2+str(e)+CRLF

or you could try putting the block of code under the above except statement in 
its own 
try, except control structure.

Hope this helps

Daniel