On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 11:48 AM Irit Katriel via Python-Dev < python-dev@python.org> wrote:
> > We wonder if people have a view on which of the following is > clearer/better: > > 1. except *E as e: // except *(E1, E2) as e: > 2. except* E as e: // except* (E1, E2) as e: > > (The difference is in the whitespace around the *). > > At the moment * is a separate token so both are allowed, but we could > change that (e.g., make except* a token), and in any case we need to settle > on a convention that we use in documentation, etc. > > It is also not too late to opt for a completely different syntax if a > better one is suggested. > It is difficult to understand why any special syntax is needed at all. ExceptionGroup is still an exception class like any other, isn't it? Why wouldn't the existing syntax suffice? > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/4B256YKUPW5P2M44GG5H6FBL3PSV6ODP/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- CALVIN SPEALMAN SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER calvin.speal...@redhat.com M: +1.336.210.5107 [image: https://red.ht/sig] <https://red.ht/sig> TRIED. TESTED. TRUSTED. <https://redhat.com/trusted>
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