Fix(subproc.py): Convert exception from a string to a class

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diff --git a/subproc.py b/subproc.py
index 0280aad6c9fcc10fa0d87c562f44fb6b08eacf3a..fcb7e1e222715bbea0408062dd73da92b5a13692 100644 (file)
--- a/subproc.py
+++ b/subproc.py
@@ -40,13 +40,18 @@ __version__ = "Revision: 1.15 "
 #
 # ken.manheimer@nist.gov
 
+# This is a modified version by Oleg Broytman <phd@phdru.name>.
+# The original version is still preserved at
+# https://www.python.org/ftp/python/contrib-09-Dec-1999/System/subproc.tar.gz
 
 import sys, os, string, time, types
 import select
 import signal
 
 
-SubprocessError = 'SubprocessError'
+class SubprocessError(Exception):
+    pass
+
 # You may need to increase execvp_grace_seconds, if you have a large or slow
 # path to search:
 execvp_grace_seconds = 0.5