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119119 ... except (RuntimeError, TypeError, NameError):
120120 ... pass
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122- A class in an :keyword: `except ` clause is compatible with an exception if it is
123- the same class or a base class thereof (but not the other way around --- an
124- *except clause * listing a derived class is not compatible with a base class ).
122+ A class in an :keyword: `except ` clause matches exceptions which are instances of the
123+ class itself or one of its derived classes (but not the other way around --- an
124+ *except clause * listing a derived class does not match instances of its base classes ).
125125For example, the following code will print B, C, D in that order::
126126
127127 class B(Exception):
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