Adjusting the names of custom exceptions (since raising strings is deprecated)

[James Stroud]

Silfheed wrote:
> Heyas
> 
> So this probably highlights my lack of understanding of how naming
> works in python, but I'm currently using FailUnlessRaises in a unit
> test and raising exceptions with a string exception.  It's working
> pretty well, except that I get the deprecation warning that raising a
> string exception is going to go away.  So my question is, how do I
> mangle the name of my exception class enough that it doesnt stick the
> name of the module before the name of the exception?
> 
> Namely I'd like to get the following
> 
> ***
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> MyError: 'oops!'
> 
> instead of
> 
> ***
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> __main__.MyError: 'oops!'
> 
> (or even test_thingie.MyError as is usually the case).
> 
> 
> Creating a class in a separate file and then doing
> 
> ***
> from module import MyError
> raise MyError
> 
> 
> still gives
> 
> ***
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> module.MyError
> 
> 
> Anyway, any help appreciated.
> 

Would it be cheating to use metaclasses?

# myModule.py
class ExampleType(type):
   def __repr__(cls):
     return cls.__name__

class ExampleError(Exception):
   __metaclass__ = ExampleType
   __name__ = 'ExampleError'
   def __repr__(self):
     return 'ExampleError'


py> import myModule
py> raise myMo
myModule      myModule.py   myModule.pyc  myModule.py~
py> raise myModule.Ex
myModule.ExampleError  myModule.ExampleType
py> raise myModule.ExampleError
------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<ipython console>", line 1, in <module>
ExampleError


James