Ezio Melotti <ezio.melo...@gmail.com> added the comment: This is a not a bug and it's documented: http://docs.python.org/py3k/reference/compound_stmts.html#the-try-statement
The solution is to assign the value to another variable: >>> try: raise ValueError ... except ValueError as e: exc = e ... >>> exc ValueError() >>> e Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> NameError: name 'e' is not defined ---------- nosy: +ezio.melotti priority: -> normal resolution: -> invalid stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8130> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
