Bugs item #1574217, was opened at 2006-10-09 21:55 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1574217&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Brian Harring (ferringb) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: isinstance swallows exceptions Initial Comment: Attached is a simple example; yes, a bit contrived, but it's exactly what bit me in the ass for a week or two :) nestled within abstract.c's recursive_isinstance, is this lil nugget- icls = PyObject_GetAttr(inst, __class__); if (icls == NULL) { PyErr_Clear(); retval = 0; } else { No surrouding comments to indicate *why* it's swallowing exceptions, but best explanation I've heard was that it was attempting to swallow just AttributeError... which would make sense. So the question is, whats the purpose of it swallowing exceptions there? Bad form of AttributeError catching, or some unstated reason? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1574217&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com