New-style exceptions?

[Aahz]

In article <slrnaaerno.ok0.mlh at vier.idi.ntnu.no>,
Magnus Lie Hetland <mlh at vier.idi.ntnu.no> wrote:
>
>Is there a reason why new-style objects can't be used in the raise
>statement?

Because that's the way it currently works.  Inherit from Exception and
Bob's your uncle.
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