[Python-Dev] Re: Syntax for "except"

[Gerrit]

Edward C. Jones wrote:
> Here is a weak proposal for a generalized type of exception. Since I=20
> know nothing about either language design or implementation, my hope is=
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> to trigger some thinking by the experts.

I don't know anything about it either.

> MyError =3D ExceptionList( (ValueError, TypeError) )

> "raise MyError"
> raises an exception that can be handled by any except clause that=20
> handles MyError, ValueError, or TypeError.

> Perhaps MyError could be a class with base classes ValueError and TypeE=
rror.

So where's the need? You can already do:

class MyError(ValueError, TypeError):
    ...

etc.?

Gerrit.

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