On 21/04/2010 18:17, Rob Cliffe wrote:
help() on an Exception class lists the method resolution order (effectively the inheritance hierarchy).E.g. help(ArithmeticError) displays inter alia: Method resolution order: ArithmeticError StandardError Exception BaseException __builtin__.objectWould it be possible for it also display the Python built-in SUBclasses of the class? E.g. in the same example something like:Built-in subclasses: FloatingPointError OverflowError ZeroDivisionErrorThis may seem pointless to grizzled old Python veterans who (maybe) know the inheritance hierarchy backwards, but for those of us with less experience I think it would be helpful, e.g. (1) It would help to track down an Exception whose name you have forgotten. (2) It would sometimes be illuminating, e.g. LookupError might be a bit obscure at first, until you see that it is the superclass of the familiar IndexError and KeyError. Sorry, I'm not sure if I should send this sort of thing to Python-Ideas or Python-Dev, so please let me know gently which one I should (not) have sent it to.
This sounds like a pretty straightforward feature request that you could put on the tracker (preferably with patch and tests of course), but is on-topic for this mailing list.
I rarely use help(...) myself (I probably should), but it sounds like a useful enhancement.
Michael
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