[patch] PR python/11407

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com> writes:

Tom> Why not catch the exception and print the text of it as the variable's
Tom> value?  Something like  <error reading variable: %s>
Tom> I think this will work ok with existing front ends.

Phil> Here is a patch that does that.  

Phil> What do you think?

This patch is ok with a suitable ChangeLog entry.
Thanks, and I'm sorry about the delay on this.  I probably should have
tried harder to get it into 7.2.

Tom