Georg Brandl wrote: > Neal Becker schrieb: >> I accidentally wrote: >> >> try: >> ... >> except a,b: >> >> rather than: >> >> try >> ... >> except (a,b): >> >> It appears that the 1st example syntax is silently accepted, but doesn't >> seem to work. Is this true? If so, I'd say it's a wart. > > Both have a meaning: The first assigns the exception object to b, while > the second catches exception types a and b. > > BTW, in Python 3.0, the first will be spelled "except a as b". > > Please post questions about using the language to the comp.lang.python > group. > It's not a question, it's a critique. I believe this is a misfeature since it's so easy to make this mistake.
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