[Python-Dev] syntax misfeature (exception)
Georg Brandl
g.brandl at gmx.net
Sat Jan 20 16:28:31 CET 2007
Neal Becker schrieb:
> I accidentally wrote:
>
> try:
> ...
> except a,b:
>
> rather than:
>
> try
> ...
> except (a,b):
>
> It appears that the 1st example syntax is silently accepted, but doesn't
> seem to work. Is this true? If so, I'd say it's a wart.
Both have a meaning: The first assigns the exception object to b, while the
second catches exception types a and b.
BTW, in Python 3.0, the first will be spelled "except a as b".
Please post questions about using the language to the comp.lang.python group.
cheers,
Georg
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