[Python-Dev] GeneratorExit inheriting from Exception (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Mon Mar 20 16:33:46 CET 2006


On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 13:49 +1200, Greg Ewing wrote:

Barry Warsaw wrote:

> Exception > +- KeyboardInterrupt > +- GeneratorExit > +- SystemExit > +- StopIteration > +- Error > | +- ImportError > | +- (etc.) > | > +- Warning > +- UserWarning > +- (etc.) +42! This is beautifully clear and simple, especially compared to some of the other exception hierarchy reorganisations that have been proposed.

I still believe in this, and I'm thankful for the support I've seen. It won't happen for Python 2.x, but I do plan on addressing this for Py3K.

-Barry

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