Be explicit when show result raises an exception

[mudpy.git] / lib / mudpy / misc.py

diff --git a/lib/mudpy/misc.py b/lib/mudpy/misc.py
index 7e8e612..9e6dd99 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/mudpy/misc.py
+++ b/lib/mudpy/misc.py
@@ -2230,8 +2230,9 @@ def command_show(actor, parameters):
         else:
             try:
                 message = repr(eval(" ".join(arguments[1:])))
-            except:
-                message = "Your expression raised an exception!"
+            except Exception as e:
+                message = ("$(red)Your expression raised an exception...$(eol)"
+                           "$(eol)$(bld)%s$(nrm)" % e)
     elif arguments[0] == "log":
         if len(arguments) == 4:
             if re.match("^\d+$", arguments[3]) and int(arguments[3]) >= 0: