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diff --git a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst index 33bc3b06dee..faf6732a417 100644 --- a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst @@ -39,18 +39,17 @@ When raising (or re-raising) an exception in an :keyword:`except` clause new exception is not handled the traceback that is eventually displayed will include the originating exception(s) and the final exception. -This implicit exception chain can be made explicit by using :keyword:`from` -with :keyword:`raise`. The single argument to :keyword:`from` must be an -exception or :const:`None`, and it will be set as :attr:`__cause__` on the -raised exception. If :attr:`__cause__` is an exception it will be displayed -instead of :attr:`__context__`; if :attr:`__cause__` is None, -:attr:`__context__` will not be displayed by the default exception handling -code. (Note: the default value for :attr:`__context__` is :const:`None`, -while the default value for :attr:`__cause__` is :const:`Ellipsis`.) - -In either case, the default exception handling code will not display -any of the remaining links in the :attr:`__context__` chain if -:attr:`__cause__` has been set. +This implicit exception chain can be made explicit by using :keyword:`from` with +:keyword:`raise`. The single argument to :keyword:`from` must be an exception +or ``None``. It will be set as :attr:`__cause__` on the raised exception. +Setting :attr:`__cause__` implicitly sets the :attr:`__suppress_context__` to +``True``. If :attr:`__cause__` is an exception, it will be displayed. If +:attr:`__cause__` is present or :attr:`__suppress_context__` has a true value, +:attr:`__context__` will not be displayed. + +In either case, the default exception handling code will not display any of the +remaining links in the :attr:`__context__` chain if :attr:`__cause__` has been +set. Base classes |