Which exception to use?

[Erik Max Francis]

Chad Netzer wrote:

> I agree.  When raising a class, an instance is eventually created (by
> the interpreter).  I just meant that the user doesn't create it
> directly.  I haven't discerned which is more advantageous.  I guess it
> is (largely) a matter of personal style.

Presuming the exception is of the form
ExceptionSubclass(stringDescription), I prefer the format

	raise ExceptionSubclass, stringDescription

If you're doing extra fancy things and have overridden the exception
class to take a non-standard constructor, then I prefer the explcit form
of raising an instance:

	raise SomeOtherClass(errorCode, details, sequenceOfInfo)

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