\begin{excdesc}{StandardError}
The base class for all built-in exceptions except
-\exception{SystemExit}. \exception{StandardError} itself is derived
-from the root class
+\exception{StopIteration} and \exception{SystemExit}.
+\exception{StandardError} itself is derived from the root class
\exception{Exception}.
\end{excdesc}
can be executed, and so that a debugger can execute a script without
running the risk of losing control. The \function{os._exit()} function
can be used if it is absolutely positively necessary to exit
- immediately (e.g., after a \function{fork()} in the child process).
+ immediately (for example, in the child process after a call to
+ \function{fork()}).
\end{excdesc}
\begin{excdesc}{TypeError}