.. _misplaced-bare-raise:

misplaced-bare-raise / E0704
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**Message emitted:**

The raise statement is not inside an except clause

**Description:**

*Used when a bare raise is not used inside an except clause. This generates an error, since there are no active exceptions to be reraised. An exception to this rule is represented by a bare raise inside a finally clause, which might work, as long as an exception is raised inside the try block, but it is nevertheless a code smell that must not be relied upon.*






Created by ``exceptions`` checker