Proper way to declare custom exceptions in modern Python?

Question

What\'s the proper way to declare custom exception classes in modern Python? My primary goal is to follow whatever standard other exception classes have, so that (for instan

Answer 1

See a very good article "The definitive guide to Python exceptions". The basic principles are:

• Always inherit from (at least) Exception.
• Always call BaseException.__init__ with only one argument.
• When building a library, define a base class inheriting from Exception.
• Provide details about the error.
• Inherit from builtin exceptions types when it makes sense.

There is also information on organizing (in modules) and wrapping exceptions, I recommend to read the guide.