I don't see what the problem is: a BadAssError is a TypeError is an Exception, so it makes perfect sense that raising a BadAssError and catching a TypeError will pass: that's exactly what a standard `except` will do.
> I mean, if I want to write a test that really makes sure the exception really is BadAssError
The only case where this could be an issue is if your BadAssError was subtyped (so you had a BadAsserError(BadAssError)) and that subtype was raised and you wanted the base and not the subtype.
The chances of exactly this occuring are pretty low, and in that case you should feel free to use a standard try/except and asserting that `type(e) is BadAssError` (if that snipped does not make you squirm, there might be something wrong with you)
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I don't see what the problem is: a BadAssError is a TypeError is an Exception, so it makes perfect sense that raising a BadAssError and catching a TypeError will pass: that's exactly what a standard `except` will do.
> I mean, if I want to write a test that really makes sure the exception really is BadAssError
The only case where this could be an issue is if your BadAssError was subtyped (so you had a BadAsserError(BadAssError)) and that subtype was raised and you wanted the base and not the subtype.
The chances of exactly this occuring are pretty low, and in that case you should feel free to use a standard try/except and asserting that `type(e) is BadAssError` (if that snipped does not make you squirm, there might be something wrong with you)