New style classes as exceptions (Was: exception handing)

[brueckd at tbye.com]

On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, holger krekel wrote:

> Aahz wrote:
> > In article <mailman.1025531582.7339.python-list at python.org>,
> > Denis S. Otkidach <ods at fep.ru> wrote:
> > >
> > >New style classes don't work when used as exceptions.  I guess it
> > >should be considered as a bug.
> > 
> > Nope, that's just the way it currently works.
> 
> what's your definition of a bug, then?

A bug is when behavior fails to match the spec and/or the spec leaves
something out. As the formality of a spec approaches non-existence,
everything becomes an enhancement request. ;-)

-Dave