PY3.W0716

Wrong exception operation

Used when an operation is done against an exception, but the operation is not valid for the exception in question. Usually emitted when having binary operations between exceptions in except handlers.

Noncompliant Code:

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try:
    1 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError >= Exception:
    pass

Compliant Code:

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try:
    1 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError:
    pass

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