>
> It depends on context whether it makes sense to define a custom exception,
> and I agree that I frequently should define a custom exception. In that
> case though, it would still be nice to have an appropriate generic
> exception for that to inherit from, just as I would inherit from
> `ValueError` for a special case of a value error.
>

I agree. But I don't see why that more specific root needs to live in the
standard library?
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