"Jim Mooney Py3.4.3winXP" <cybervigila...@gmail.com> writes:
> I noticed that if I call a function that throws an error (Known in Python as “raise an exception”. I understood you, but it's better to use the terminology that matches what the Python docs say.) > I can catch it from the caller, instead of catching it in the > function. Is this is what is known as "errors bubbling up?" Also, is > this how you're supposed to do it? Yes, the “call stack” (the stack of function calls waiting for execution to return to them) can be thought of as a vertical stack through which an exception will “bubble up”. You should allow exceptions to bubble up to a point where they can be handled sensibly. Conversely, you should only ever catch a (type of) excption that you will be able to handle sensibly at that point, otherwise allow it to continue up the stack. -- \ “It's all in the mind, you know.” —The Goon Show | `\ | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
