So I have a context manager used to catch errors def __exit__( self, exceptionClass, exception, tracebackObject ): if isinstance( exception, self.exceptionClasses ): #do something here
Normally exception would be the exception instance, but for AttributeError it seems to be a string instead. 1) Why is AttributeError different than the other built-ins in this respect? 2) Are there other standard errors like this (I know that SystemExit is different as well)? 3) Taking into account that I want to include subclasses of classes listed in self.exceptionClasses, Is there a better check I can use? Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list