Re: Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-02 Thread Lunchtimemama
Try/except sounds like the way to go. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-02 Thread Patrick Maupin
Lunchtimemama wrote: > What is the superior method of exception handling: ... For a start, note that the exception hook does not _really_ have to be in the main module, just imported before any "protected" code is to be executed. Having said that, what I personally typically do for exception trap

Re: Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-02 Thread Lunchtimemama
Thank you for a fine explanation Pat, that clears things up very nicely. I have one remaining question which I imagine amounts to taste. What is the superior method of exception handling: A) To, as you suggest above, import the code as a module from within a program with special exception handling

Re: Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-01 Thread Patrick Maupin
Lunchtimemama wrote: > Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not quite sure what you mean. I tried > importing the traceback module at the beginning of the script, but that > didn't make a difference. Could you provide example code to illustrate > your comment? Thanks. Assume your main module has your ex

Re: Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-01 Thread Lunchtimemama
Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not quite sure what you mean. I tried importing the traceback module at the beginning of the script, but that didn't make a difference. Could you provide example code to illustrate your comment? Thanks. -LTM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-01 Thread Patrick Maupin
Lunchtimemama wrote: > Yo all, I'm getting into Python for the first time and I'm really > having a blast. I've hit a bit of a snag and was wondering if someone > could lend some insight. Here be the code: > > import sys > def myexcepthook(type, value, tb): > import traceback > rawreport = tra

Problem overriding sys.excepthook

2006-01-01 Thread Lunchtimemama
Yo all, I'm getting into Python for the first time and I'm really having a blast. I've hit a bit of a snag and was wondering if someone could lend some insight. Here be the code: import sys def myexcepthook(type, value, tb): import traceback rawreport = traceback.format_exception(type, value,