Greg Ewing writes: > Gregory P. Smith wrote: > > Is IOError is the right name to use? OSError is raised for things that > > are not IO such as subprocess, dlopen, system. > > The trouble with either of these is that the class > of errors we're talking about don't necessarily come > directly from the OS or I/O library.
Agree, but I think this is a case where practicality beats purity. +1 for OSerror. _______________________________________________ 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