[Python-Dev] GeneratorExit inheriting from Exception

[Greg Ewing]

Barry Warsaw wrote:

> One possible approach is to revert BaseException out of Py2.5,
> re-position KeyboardInterrupt, and add Error as an alias for
> StandardError.  Then we can encourage people to start using Error as the
> base classes for their own errors.

Also maybe start issuing warnings whenever you inherit
directly from Exception.

Greg