Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.077 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.85; '*S*': 0.00; 'advocate': 0.07; 'spelled': 0.09; 'subject:module': 0.09; 'attribute,': 0.16; 'received:172.18.0': 0.16; 'written': 0.21; 'import': 0.22; 'module,': 0.24; "shouldn't": 0.24; 'subject:problem': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'header:Received:8': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'code': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'really,': 0.31; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'issue': 0.38; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'even': 0.60; 'received:unknown': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; "you've": 0.63; 'user,': 0.69; 'was...': 0.84; 'directly.': 0.95 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=OwXf4AQYS7J10u4+/2kpCX1VHJ+qeA/E1g375LKBsDQ= c=1 sm=1 a=eJEzyRHMBusA:10 a=7PYXob_7ZXMA:10 a=AgG5ixNBvo4A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=xqWC_Br6kY4A:10 a=oNw28mxuUhXRB3mVwYQ4Ag==:17 a=TWvgkQcrI-kzm-EbKzEA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=activenetwerx.com; s=default; t=1400059312; bh=yIekh5BvYlBtvSlvq0fsQK3FhXvVlUPvoXfDADLGeus=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:References:In-Reply-To; b=WAdxA2fZoCG04Pi7vRsqvkY0+KJ7ZxnMXQhRes99XjqOZoK+GS8pYg2ZsTVUcST2/ AS61Rdx1y0/6/4XxJ/Ux9Y/UU3ze9gOO9EnB7MgpEgmtQbzMygCBpQTeweDpJdMCE9 XYm+J3OVPW4BzCnTt98sUqZws1evyo2DDukhWwUo= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=activenetwerx.com; s=default; t=1400059312; bh=yIekh5BvYlBtvSlvq0fsQK3FhXvVlUPvoXfDADLGeus=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:References:In-Reply-To; b=WAdxA2fZoCG04Pi7vRsqvkY0+KJ7ZxnMXQhRes99XjqOZoK+GS8pYg2ZsTVUcST2/ AS61Rdx1y0/6/4XxJ/Ux9Y/UU3ze9gOO9EnB7MgpEgmtQbzMygCBpQTeweDpJdMCE9 XYm+J3OVPW4BzCnTt98sUqZws1evyo2DDukhWwUo= X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on mail.activenetwerx.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 From: "Joseph L. Casale" To: "'python-list@python.org'" Subject: RE: Exception problem with module Thread-Topic: Exception problem with module Thread-Index: AQHPbwfaLeIN+SWW90mOr8A0k8UUz5s/zO6A Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 09:21:50 +0000 References: <5372b2ae$0$29977$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <5372b2ae$0$29977$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [172.18.0.201] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1400059319 news.xs4all.nl 2854 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:49775 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:71542 > I see that you've solved your immediate problem, but you shouldn't call=20 > __setattr__ directly. That should actually be written > > setattr(bar, 'a_new_name', MyError) > > But really, since bar is (apparently) a module, and it is *bar itself*=20 > setting the attribute, the better way is > > a_new_name =3D MyError > > or even=20 > > from module.foo import MyError as a_new_name Well I am not sure what advantage this has for the user, not my code as I don't advocate the import to begin with it, its fine spelled as it was fr= om where it was... I'll look back at this and see if that resolves the issue a= s it had manifested. jlc