[issue26237] UnboundLocalError error while handling exception

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor added the comment:

Yes, it's a deliberate change in the Python language. You have to copy "e" to a different variable:

err = None
try:
  ...
except Exception as exc:
  err = exc
print(err)

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nosy: +haypo
resolution:  -> not a bug
status: open -> closed

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