[SciPy-user] optimize.minpack.error?

[Pearu Peterson]

On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, John J. Lee wrote:

> 
> The minpack.error Exception seems to be impossible to get at (scipy 0.1,
> but latest CVS minpackmodule.c seems similar at least).
> 
> Something to do with this, in minpackmodule.c, I guess:
> 
> minpack_error = PyErr_NewException ("minpack.error", NULL, NULL);
> 
> 
> but I couldn't figure out from Python C API manual exactly what this
> function is supposed to do.

It is described here
http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/exceptionHandling.html#l2h-95

But I don't understand what you are getting at. Do you want minpack.error
Exception arised in your app or what? Note that calling minpack functions
may fail with exceptions, not just minpack.error.

Pearu