Writing Exception Classes
I (LionKimbro) don't know much about writing exception classes; Here's hoping someone rewrites this better.
Exception classes are not special, you just derive them from Exception:
You may later write:
Overloading __str__
You can overload __str__ to get the exception to explain itself:
That way, you only need print the exception instance:
I don't know if this is a good idea or not.
In this instance, there's no need to overload __str__, as the standard Exception already has a __str__ method:
Questions
How do you relay the traceback information? Relay the traceback information? Moving it higher up the call-stack? Could you try to explain your question?
- What better exception-foo is out there?