How to catch a generic exception?

[Peter Maas]

Boogie El Aceitoso schrieb:
> How can I catch a generic exception (without knowing a priori what exception
> it will be)?
> 
> For example, something like this
> try:
>    generateSomeException()
> except e:
>   print e

did you mean catch or throw?

--- catch:

try:
     generateSomeException()
except Exception, e: # Mother of all exceptions
     print e

--- throw:

try:
     raise Exception, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
except e:
     print e


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Peter Maas

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