How to use str to convert an exception object to string using str in Python?

Question

I have seen code which 'converts' exception objects to the error string using str() like this:

try:
  ...
except Exception, err:
  print str(err)

Does err contain some public 'interface' through which its error string is fetched? I want to have the same functionality for my custom exception class. One way i can think of doing is just define a global str() method for all my exception objects and then inside just return the error string using getter. Is that how I should do it?

Roman Bodnarchuk · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-26 10:25:37Z

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Just define __str__ method for your exception class.

answered Feb 26, 2012 at 10:25

Roman Bodnarchuk

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