[issue8130] except-as in Py3 eats variables

[Ezio Melotti]

Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com> added the comment:

This is a not a bug and it's documented: http://docs.python.org/py3k/reference/compound_stmts.html#the-try-statement

The solution is to assign the value to another variable:
>>> try: raise ValueError
... except ValueError as e: exc = e
...
>>> exc
ValueError()
>>> e
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'e' is not defined

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nosy: +ezio.melotti
priority:  -> normal
resolution:  -> invalid
stage:  -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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