PY3.E0712

Catching non-exception

Used when a class which doesn't inherit from Exception is used as an exception in an except clause.

Noncompliant Code:

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class FooError:
    pass
try:
    1 / 0
except FooError:
    pass

Compliant Code:

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class FooError(Exception):
    pass
try:
    1 / 0
except FooError:
    pass

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