[Guido van Rossum]
> I've made a final pass over PEP 352, mostly fixing the __str__,
> __unicode__ and __repr__ methods to behave more reasonably. I'm all
> for accepting it now. Does anybody see any last-minute show-stopping
> problems with it?
I did not follow the thread, so maybe I'm out in order, be kind with me.
After having read PEP 352, it is not crystal clear whether in:
try:
...
except:
...
the "except:" will mean "except BaseException:" or "except Exception:".
I would except the first, but the text beginning the section titled
"Exception Hierarchy Changes" suggests it could mean the second, without
really stating it.
Let me argue that "except BaseException:" is preferable. First, because
there is no reason to load a bare "except:" by anything but a very
simple and clean meaning, like the real base of the exception hierarchy.
Second, as a bare "except:" is not considered good practice on average,
it would be counter-productive trying to figure out ways to make it more
frequently _usable_.
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François Pinard http://pinard.progiciels-bpi.ca
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