[Python-Dev] Exception masking/chaining

[Barry Warsaw]

On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 08:49, Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:

> I actually like "cause" better than "antecedent", though not by a
> whole lot.  The SAX exception (SAXException, of course;) provides a
> method getException() to retrieve the embedded exception, though I'd
> prefer a simple attribute or property.

Me too, but "cause" implies (to me) a stronger connection between the
original exception and the one you've just caught.  More suggestions,
none great: "original", "chain", "chainedexc", "exc_chain", "excprev",
"previous".

-Barry