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Author	georg.brandl
Recipients	Glin, georg.brandl
Date	2009-04-01.15:51:10
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Message-id	<1238601071.72.0.761490043806.issue5641@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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This is not a question of "correct" behavior, but of documented semantics. We can't change that semantics in 2.x, like we did for 3.x, because many people rely on the exception variable being available after the except clause finishes. Closing as "won't fix."

This is not a question of "correct" behavior, but of documented
semantics.  We can't change that semantics in 2.x, like we did for 3.x,
because many people rely on the exception variable being available after
the except clause finishes.

Closing as "won't fix."

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Date	User	Action	Args
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