On 12/22/06, A.M. Kuchling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.python.org/sf/411881 is a bug about removing use
> of 'except:' in stdlib code. In many cases the intent is to catch
> one particular exception such as ImportError or AttributeError,
> but catching all exceptions can disguise othte
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On Dec 22, 2006, at 8:05 AM, A.M. Kuchling wrote:
>A good rule of thumb is that you should only use 'except:' if the
>exception handler will be printing out or logging the traceback; at
>least the user will be aware that an error has occur
http://www.python.org/sf/411881 is a bug about removing use
of 'except:' in stdlib code. In many cases the intent is to catch
one particular exception such as ImportError or AttributeError,
but catching all exceptions can disguise other problems.
Should PEP 8 mention this issue? Here's some prop
