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For cross-platform Python code the RuntimeError will work. Alternatively following should work too:

try:
  ..
except Exception as e:

What does that mean for proper exception handling in cross platform Python code with
SaxonC 12.1? I looked whether the samples have examples but I didn't find anything
except in the test suite where however any Exception is caught.

What is the right way to handle exceptions thrown by Saxon?

Switching to a RuntimeError on Windows was a last minute workaround for
compiler/linker issues on Windows. Attempting to throw the
SaxonApiException on Windows resulted in linking errors[1] that we
couldn’t diagnose. (Suggestions most gratefully accepted.)

I think the short-term solution for cross-platform exception handling
with 12.1 is to catch SaxonApiException and RuntimeError. Defensively,
you can check in the RuntimeError handler if the platform is Windows
and the consider what to do with the exception.

I hope that we can resolve this problem so that SaxonApiException is
thrown consistently on all the platforms. Releasing 12.1 with
different behavior on Windows seemed like the right compromise given
that we have no idea how long it might take to work out what is going on
with the Windows/linker/buildwheel problem.

Be seeing you,
norm

[1] https://github.com/Saxonica/BuildWheels/actions/runs/4468328530/jobs/7848941004

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

I have created the following bug issue to track progress of this issue: #5936