bpo-42179: Clarify exception chaining (pythonGH-23160)

greatvovan · web-flow · commit 3f9fe23c0528 · 2020-12-15T18:47:26.000-08:00
* Update errors.rst

Clarify exception chaining behaviour and give a reference to the library documentation.

* Update errors.rst

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* Update errors.rst

Remove mentioning of special attributes as folks think it's too much for beginners.
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst b/Doc/tutorial/errors.rst
@@ -281,17 +281,17 @@ chaining exceptions. For example::
 This can be useful when you are transforming exceptions. For example::
 
     >>> def func():
-    ...     raise IOError
+    ...     raise ConnectionError
     ...
     >>> try:
     ...     func()
-    ... except IOError as exc:
+    ... except ConnectionError as exc:
     ...     raise RuntimeError('Failed to open database') from exc
     ...
     Traceback (most recent call last):
       File "<stdin>", line 2, in <module>
       File "<stdin>", line 2, in func
-    OSError
+    ConnectionError
     <BLANKLINE>
     The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
     <BLANKLINE>
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ This can be useful when you are transforming exceptions. For example::
     RuntimeError: Failed to open database
 
 Exception chaining happens automatically when an exception is raised inside an
-:keyword:`except` or :keyword:`finally` section. Exception chaining can be
+:keyword:`except` or :keyword:`finally` section. This can be
 disabled by using ``from None`` idiom:
 
     >>> try:
