GeneratorExit should derive from BaseException, not Exception
Terry Reedy
tjreedy at udel.edu
Tue Aug 21 10:08:52 EDT 2007
| I've actually read the background on the exception hierarchy (and agree
| with it all), especially other suggestions that GeneratorExit derive
| from BaseException. As I understand it, Guido's objections are
threefold:
[snip]
After waiting a day or so to see if you get any more feedback here, I think
you are ready to take your chances on pydev. The filter object idea from
your other post is an interesting idea for a more general solution but I
have no opinion on practicality or acceptibility.
tjr
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