raising SyntaxError while parsing file?

[Erik Max Francis]

Roy Smith wrote:

> I've got a class which parses a data file, and I want to be able to
> signal
> a parse error.  Would it be appropriate to raise SyntaxError for that,
> or
> is SyntaxError really reserved for errors in the python code itself?

If it's parsing Python, I think that would be fine.  SyntaxErrors are
for errors in Python code, whether generated internally by the parser or
elsewhere.

If you want to raise custom exceptions regarding parse errors in
application-specified data, then you should use your own exception class
for that.  ParseError would be a fine name.

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