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remove reference to second argument to raise #8676

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Benjamin Peterson 2010-05-10 20:49:20 +00:00
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@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ The built-in exceptions listed below can be generated by the interpreter or
built-in functions. Except where mentioned, they have an "associated value"
indicating the detailed cause of the error. This may be a string or a tuple
containing several items of information (e.g., an error code and a string
explaining the code). The associated value is the second argument to the
:keyword:`raise` statement. If the exception class is derived from the standard
root class :exc:`BaseException`, the associated value is present as the
exception instance's :attr:`args` attribute.
explaining the code). The associated value is usually passed to the exception
class's constructor. If the exception class is derived from the standard root
class :exc:`BaseException`, the associated value is present as the exception
instance's :attr:`args` attribute.
User code can raise built-in exceptions. This can be used to test an exception
handler or to report an error condition "just like" the situation in which the