R: [Python-Dev] Deprecating string exceptions

2002年3月28日 11:29:59 -0500

> Guido> Sorry. I told you I hadn't read the thread the first time around.
>> So, do we agree on this point?

Yes, "except:" should catch all exceptions, and in the future (when we
can enforce the rule) so should "except Exception:".
> Guido> We should fix the "except:" examples by catching a very specific
> Guido> error, like AttributeError, TypeError or KeyError. *Not* by
> Guido> catching Exception or StandardError.
>> Correct. That's what the long-standing bug #411881 is about. It
> just deals with the standard library however, and doesn't delve into
> the stuff in Tools, Demos, etc.

That's OK. But I don't understand why that bug would provide an
argument for special-casing KeyboardInterrupt.
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)