Merge pull request #10266 from yoff/python/port-CatchingBaseException

Approved by tausbn

Author: codeql-ci

python/ql/src/Exceptions/CatchingBaseException.ql

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
  */
 
 import python
+import semmle.python.ApiGraphs
 
 predicate doesnt_reraise(ExceptStmt ex) { ex.getAFlowNode().getBasicBlock().reachesExit() }
 
 predicate catches_base_exception(ExceptStmt ex) {
-  ex.getType().pointsTo(ClassValue::baseException())
+  ex.getType() = API::builtin("BaseException").getAValueReachableFromSource().asExpr()
   or
   not exists(ex.getType())
 }