[Python-Dev] Pre-PEP: Exception Reorganization for Python 3.0

Mon Aug 1 12:33:26 CEST 2005

Willem Broekema <metawilm at gmail.com> writes:
> I realize it's major work to add recovery features to the CPython
> interpreter, so I don't think CPython will have anything like it soon
> and therefore also Python-the-language will not. Instead, my reason
> for mentioning this is to get the _concept_ of recoveries across. I
> think including (hypothetical, for now) recovery features in a
> discussion about exceptions is valuable, because that influences
> whether one thinks a label like "critical" for an exception is
> appropriate.

Heh, I talked about this at EuroPython... 
http://starship.python.net/crew/mwh/recexc.pdf
The technical barriers are insignificant, really.
Cheers,
mwh
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