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Author	rurpy2
Recipients	docs@python, rurpy2
Date	2013-12-17.03:47:51
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Message-id	<1387252072.89.0.572943909834.issue20003@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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In the current (3.3.3 and 3.4dev) Language Reference Manual, the section on the Raise statement fails to mention that the second expression can be None (per PEP-409/415) or the special behavior (suppressing a chained exception) that ensues. Rather it explicitly states it can not be None: "...the second expression must be another exception class or instance..." It appears that although the Exceptions section of the Library Reference was updated when PEP-409/415 was implemented, the Language Reference was not.

In the current (3.3.3 and 3.4dev) Language Reference Manual, the section on the Raise statement fails to mention that the second expression can be None (per PEP-409/415) or the special behavior (suppressing a chained exception) that ensues.  Rather it explicitly states it can not be None:
 "...the second expression must be another exception class  or instance..."

It appears that although the Exceptions section of the Library Reference was updated when PEP-409/415 was implemented, the Language Reference was not.

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