In article <[email protected]>, Nobody <[email protected]> wrote: > >Java's checked exception mechanism was based on real-world experience of >the pitfalls of abstract types. And that experience was gained in >environments where interface specifications were far more detailed than is >the norm in the Python world.
There are a number of people who claim that checked exceptions are the wrong answer: http://www.mindview.net/Etc/Discussions/CheckedExceptions -- Aahz ([email protected]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "....Normal is what cuts off your sixth finger and your tail..." --Siobhan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
