In <4e4ec405$0$29994$c3e8da3$54964...@news.astraweb.com> Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes:
> > You can catch all exceptions by catching the base class Exception: > Except that is nearly always poor advice, because it catches too much: it > hides bugs in code, as well as things which should be caught. > You should always catch the absolute minimum you need to catch. I agree, but it did seem to be exactly what he was asking for. -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gor...@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list