[Python-Dev] Exception Reorg PEP checked in

[Brett Cannon]

On 8/5/05, Guido van Rossum <gvanrossum at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/5/05, Brett Cannon <bcannon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/4/05, Guido van Rossum <gvanrossum at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This does contradict my earlier claim that Python itself doesn't use
> > > RuntimeError; I think I'd be happier if it remained RuntimeError. (I
> > > think there are a few more uses of it inside Python itself; I don't
> > > think it's worth inventing new exceptions for all these.)
> > >
> >
> > I just realized that keeping RuntimeError still does not resolve the
> > issue that the name kind of sucks for realizing intrinsically that it
> > is for quick-and-dirty exceptions (or am I the only one who thinks
> > this?).  Should we toss in a subclass called SimpleError?
> 
> I don't think so. People should feel free to use whatever pre-existing
> exception they like, even Exception.
> 

Fine, the idea is pulled.

-Brett