Does eval has the same features as Perl's?

[Jm lists]

Thank you.I'm just learning Python and want to make something clear to me.:)

2007/1/20, Steven D'Aprano <steve at remove.this.cybersource.com.au>:
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:30:24 +0800, Jm lists wrote:
>
> > Hello members,
> >
> > I want to know does the "eval" in python have the same features as in
> > Perl (capture errors)?
> >
> > For example,in perl I can wrote:
> >
> > $re = eval { 1 / 0 };
> >
> > Though 1/0 is a fatal error but since it's in "eval" block so the perl
> > interpreter doesn't get exit.
>
> How hard would it be to actually try it?
>
> >>> eval("1/0")
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>   File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
> ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero
>
> It took about three seconds to actually test it.
>
> eval has many security risks -- as a rule, you should never pass strings
> you've got from the user to eval, unless you want the user to p0wn your
> computer. It is harder than you might think to make eval safe -- you
> should seriously consider it an advanced tool, not a basic tool. As a
> newbie, you should work under the following rule:
>
> "If I think I need to use eval, I'm probably wrong."
>
> I've been using Python for seven or eight years, and I don't think I've
> ever used eval in serious code.
>
> Now, suppose you find yourself wanting to use eval. You've considered the
> above rule carefully, and decided that it doesn't apply in this case.
> You've been careful to use it only on safe strings, not arbitrary strings
> from users. How do you use eval so it captures errors?
>
> try:
>     eval("1/0")
> except ZeroDivisionError: # capture only one error
>     pass
>
>
> or something like this:
>
> try:
>     eval("something or other goes here")
> except Exception: # capture any error
>     pass
>
>
>
> --
> Steven.
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