On Jul 29, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Robert Brewer wrote: > I'd recommend not subclassing SystemExit--there are too many programs > out there which expect the argument (e.g. sys.exit(3)) to mean > something > specific, but that expectation doesn't apply at all to SystemError.
Yes please make note of this for *all* exception (and otherwise) inheritance. You must ensure that any exception B that inherits from A conforms to A's interface! If that isn't the case, it shouldn't inherit. Lots of people seem to forget this, and it's always a pain in the ass. James _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
