Raise X or Raise X()?

From	bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Raise X or Raise X()?
Date	2012-03-11 12:04 -0700
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Which is preferred in a raise: X or X()? I've seen both. In my specific case I'm dumping out of a deep loop:

try:
  for ...
    for ...
      for ...
        if match:
           raise StopInteration()
         else ...

except StopInteration:
   print "found it"

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Raise X or Raise X()? bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-03-11 12:04 -0700
  Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2012-03-11 21:37 +0100
    Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-03-11 14:49 -0700
    Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-03-12 14:52 +0100
      Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-12 15:08 +0000
        Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-03-12 17:08 +0100
  Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-11 23:59 +0000
    Re: Raise X or Raise X()? bvdp <bob@mellowood.ca> - 2012-03-11 18:53 -0700
    Re: Raise X or Raise X()? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-03-12 02:26 +0000
  Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-03-12 11:37 +0100
  Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2012-03-12 12:47 +0000
  Re: Raise X or Raise X()? James Elford <fil.oracle@gmail.com> - 2012-03-12 13:06 +0000
  Re: Raise X or Raise X()? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 00:13 +1100

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