On Mon, 20 May 2013 06:12:41 -0700, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > As a quick reminder, PEP 409 allows this: > > try: > ... > except AnError: > raise SomeOtherError from None > > so that if the exception is not caught, we get the traditional single > exception traceback, instead of the new: > > During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred > > > My question: > > How do we go about putting this in the stdlib? Is this one of the occasions > where we don't do it unless we're modifying > a module already for some other reason? > > For that matter, should we? > > Pros: Makes tracebacks much less confusing, especially coming from a library > > Cons: Could hide bugs unrelated to what is being caught and transformed
I'm pretty sure the answer is "almost never". I think a case needs to be made for any place that seems like it would actually improve things, because usually I don't think it will, in the stdlib. --David _______________________________________________ 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
