James Stroud <jstroud at ucla.edu> writes: > > try: > > process_things() > > except Reraise: > > raise > > except: > > log_error() > > > > Why catch an error only to re-raise it? > > This falls under http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?YouReallyArentGonnaNeedThis No, without the reraise, the bare "except:" clause would capture the exception incorrectly and log it as an error.