[Python-Dev] cpython (3.2): Issue12510: Attempting to get invalid tooltip no longer closes Idle.

[Terry Reedy]

On 5/28/2012 10:59 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 5/28/2012 9:48 PM, Brian Curtin wrote:

>  > You should probably not have a bare except
>
> Idle code already has many of them

At least 29 by grep. After further discussion, Roger Serwy and I have 
agreed that we should start reducing that number rather than increasing 
it. There is a nearby 'except:' that I believe should be 'except 
AttributeError:'.

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Terry Jan Reedy