exceptions from C

[Gordon McMillan]

Linux User wrote:

> I have been reading the section in the Lutz book on exceptions. 
> It seems that exceptions are no longer simply string objects. 
> Does this change the way exception are raised from C?  If so
> where might I find info on how to do this?

bltinmodule.c has pointers to all the standard exception 
classes (initialized during python startup - they're really 
created in pure Python).

To raise one from C, you do something like:
   PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
   return 0;

Creating your own exception classes from C will take more 
work. As usual with the C API, how much work depends on 
how clever you are <wink>.

grep-is-your-best-friend-ly y'rs


- Gordon