Re: [Zope] Trapping zope exceptions in python script

15 Dec 2005

      Andreas Jung wrote:
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--On 14. Dezember 2005 12:54:56 -0700 Nikko Wolf 
<nikko-wolf@earthlink.net> wrote:
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So you could try this instead:
for item in itemList:
       try:
          context.afolder.manage_delObjects([item])
       except:
          continue
Wahhhh... DON'T DO THAT. You should *never* use bare try..excepts 
within Zope applications. This can lead to strange and unpredictable 
behavior.
Can you elaborate on what "strange and unpredictable behavior" you 
mean?  I'm curious in general, but especially w.r.t. the code above?

BTW, a simple grep of sources in Zope (2.7.6-final) turns up 600+ places 
where a bare except is used, and my Zope instance (which uses Plone) 
contains over 350 more.

Cheers,
Nikko