Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: python: abi_regex: catch the right exception for a bad regex

[Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>]

Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com> writes:

> On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 12:03:44AM +0000, sashiko-bot@kernel.org wrote:
>> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
>> - [Medium] The patch replaces `re.PatternError` with `re.error` rather than catching both, directly contradicting the commit message and exposing a misunderstanding of standard Python.
>
> It does indeed catch both by simply using 're.error'.
>
> re.PatternError is not a separate exception because re.error was
> kept as an alias for backward compatibility.
>
> So yes, a bit of secret sauce not obvious in the commit message.
>
> I'll wait a bit and see if Maintainers want a respin with a commit
> log update for that.

[Almost missed this - said maintainers respond more reliably when copied
on the emails].

Explaining that you're catching the superclass error would have been
better, certainly.  Respin if you like but, in this case, I'm not sure
it's worth the trouble.

Thanks,

jon