Getting the exception value in Python

Question

If I have that code:

try:
    some_method()
except Exception, e:

How can I get this Exception value (string representation I mean)?

Answer 1

If you don't know the type/origin of the error, you can try:

import sys
try:
    doSomethingWrongHere()
except:
    print('Error: {}'.format(sys.exc_info()[0]))

But be aware, you'll get pep8 warning:

[W] PEP 8 (E722): do not use bare except