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diff --git a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst index 52a505e..519862c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst @@ -397,9 +397,25 @@ The following exceptions are the exceptions that are usually raised. or :func:`eval`, or when reading the initial script or standard input (also interactively). - Instances of this class have attributes :attr:`filename`, :attr:`lineno`, - :attr:`offset` and :attr:`text` for easier access to the details. :func:`str` - of the exception instance returns only the message. + The :func:`str` of the exception instance returns only the error message. + + .. attribute:: filename + + The name of the file the syntax error occurred in. + + .. attribute:: lineno + + Which line number in the file the error occurred in. This is + 1-indexed: the first line in the file has a ``lineno`` of 1. + + .. attribute:: offset + + The column in the line where the error occurred. This is + 1-indexed: the first character in the line has an ``offset`` of 1. + + .. attribute:: text + + The source code text involved in the error. .. exception:: IndentationError |