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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
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Expand Up @@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ present, must be last; it matches any exception. For an except clause with an
expression, that expression is evaluated, and the clause matches the exception
if the resulting object is "compatible" with the exception. An object is
compatible with an exception if it is the class or a base class of the exception
object or a tuple containing an item compatible with the exception.
object, or a tuple containing an item that is the class or a base class of
the exception object.

If no except clause matches the exception, the search for an exception handler
continues in the surrounding code and on the invocation stack. [#]_
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Expand Up @@ -1792,6 +1792,7 @@ Zachary Ware
Barry Warsaw
Steve Waterbury
Bob Watson
Colin Watson
David Watson
Aaron Watters
Henrik Weber
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