Python: Getting the error message of an exception

Question

In python 2.6.6, how can I capture the error message of an exception.

IE:

response_dict = {} # contains info to response under a django view.
try:
           


        

Answer 1

Everything about str is correct, yet another answer: an Exception instance has message attribute, and you may want to use it (if your customized IntegrityError doesn't do something special):

except IntegrityError, e: #contains my own custom exception raising with custom messages.
    response_dict.update({'error': e.message})