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[Python-Dev] Py3k: Except clause syntax

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Fri Mar 17 10:06:13 CET 2006 
skip at pobox.com writes:

>     Greg> except <type> as <value>:
>
>     Baptiste> except <type> with <value>:
>
> Can I catch multiple exceptions with a single value in this case?  Today, I
> write:
>
>     try:
>         foo()
>     except (TypeError, KeyError), msg:
>         print msg
>
> Either of the above seem like they'd require me to repeat the value, e.g:
>
>     try:
>         foo()
>     except TypeError with msg, KeyError with msg:
>         print msg
>
> Not very Pythonic methinks.

except TypeError or KeyError as msg: !

not-serious-ly y'rs,
mwh

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