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diff --git a/Doc/ref7.tex b/Doc/ref7.tex index f099ae5..196215a 100644 --- a/Doc/ref7.tex +++ b/Doc/ref7.tex @@ -201,10 +201,11 @@ clause, if present, must be last; it matches any exception. For an except clause with a condition, that condition is evaluated, and the clause matches the exception if the resulting object is ``compatible'' with the exception. An object is compatible with an exception if it -is either the object that identifies the exception or it is a tuple -containing an item that is compatible with the exception. Note that -the object identities must match, i.e. it must be the same object, not -just an object with the same value. +is either the object that identifies the exception, or (for exceptions +that are classes) it is a base class of the exception, or it is a +tuple containing an item that is compatible with the exception. Note +that the object identities must match, i.e. it must be the same +object, not just an object with the same value. \kwindex{except} If no except clause matches the exception, the search for an exception |