[Python-Dev] Exception Reorg PEP checked in

Thu Aug 4 12:07:40 CEST 2005

Brett Cannon wrote:
> OK, once the cron job comes around and is run,
> http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0348.html will not be a 404 but be the
> latest version of the PEP.
>> Differences since my last public version is that it has
> BaseException/Exception as the naming hierarchy, Warning inherits from
> Exception, UserException is UserError, and StandardError inherits from
> Exception. I also added better annotations on the tree for noticing
> where inheritance changed and whether it become broader (and thus had
> a new exception in its MRO) or more restrictive (and thus lost an
> exception). Basically everything that Guido has brought up today
> (08-03).
>
If/when you add a "Getting there from here" section, it would be worth noting 
that there are a few basic strategies to be applied:
 - for new exceptions:
 - just add them in release 2.x
 - for name changes:
 - add the new name as an alias in release 2.x
 - deprecate the old name in release 2.x
 - delete the old name in release 2.(x+1)
 - to switch inheritance to a new exception type:
 - add the inheritance to the new parent in release 2.x
 - delete the inheritance from the old parent in release 3.0
 - to switch inheritance to an existing exception type:
 - add the inheritance to the new parent in release 3.0
 - delete the inheritance from the old parent in release 3.0
Cheers,
Nick.
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