[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] Numerical exception handling

[Brien Barton]

My apologies if this has already been covered.  The following is a
demonstration of an error that is not handled gracefully when using array
objects:

    >>> b=array([1,2,3])
    >>> b.x=10
    Fatal Python error: print_error called but no exception
    Abort (core dumped)

Other objects, such as an integer variable, don't cause a core dump:

    >>> a=5
    >>> a.x=10
    Traceback (innermost last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
    TypeError: attribute-less object (assign or del)

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Brien Barton      McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Huntington Beach, CA

     email: barton@simsg1.mdc.com, voice: (714)896-2249, fax:(714)896-5939


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