On 05/08/17 16:48, bruce wrote: > redid a search just now. found a bunch of sites that said it's > doable.. embarrased
Just because its doable doesn't mean you should though... Bare except clauses can hide a multitude of sins. Unless its at the top level of your program and you use it to log any errors that occur its probably a bad idea. Much better to be as specific as possible and catch only anticipated errors. Anything else will then cause a crash and you can investigate the (unanticipated) cause. Note, you can link multiple error types in a single except clause try:... except Error1:... except (Error2, Error3, Error4):.... HTH -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor