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(python2.1-lib.info)What About Exceptions?

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What About Exceptions?
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No problem, as long as the only output generated by the example is the
traceback itself.  For example:

     >>> [1, 2, 3].remove(42)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
       File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
     ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list
     >>>

Note that only the exception type and value are compared (specifically,
only the last line in the traceback).  The various "File" lines in
between can be left out (unless they add significantly to the
documentation value of the example).