How to process syntax errors

[Pierre-Alain Dorange]

Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes and no. Syntax errors are detected when the script is compiled, so
> you can't do something like this:

You're right, except that Python is never compiled, it was just checked
for syntax error before interpreting code.

> 
> However, you can catch this at some form of outer level. If you're
> using exec/eval to run the code, you can guard that:

Your solution are OK, but that's not very "pythonic".

Python was not design to be used in such a way (intercepting syntax
error). There was hack to made somthing like requested but that only a
hack and should not be used in real world.

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