Issue 30399: Get rid of trailing comma in the repr() of BaseException (original) (raw)

This issue has been migrated to GitHub: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/74584

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Title: Get rid of trailing comma in the repr() of BaseException
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Interpreter Core Versions: Python 3.7

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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: serhiy.storchaka, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2017-05-18 15:32 by serhiy.storchaka, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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PR 1650 merged serhiy.storchaka,2017-05-18 15:39
Messages (3)
msg293928 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-05-18 15:32
The repr() of BaseException (and all exceptions that don't override __repr__) with a single argument contains a redundant trailing comma: >>> BaseException('spam') BaseException('spam',) This is just an artefact of the implementation. Proposed patch removes this comma.
msg293977 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-05-19 21:28
I think the trailing comma is slightly worse than redundant, as someone who has forgotten the trailing comma rule for calls can mistakenly read it as making the arg a tuple. So +1 on removing it.
msg306278 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-11-15 15:53
New changeset f8a4c03ede6048022f60a58d5a21b278b78a8a16 by Serhiy Storchaka in branch 'master': bpo-30399: Get rid of trailing comma in the repr of BaseException. (#1650) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f8a4c03ede6048022f60a58d5a21b278b78a8a16
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:46 admin set github: 74584
2017-11-15 15:54:13 serhiy.storchaka set status: open -> closedresolution: fixedstage: patch review -> resolved
2017-11-15 15:53:32 serhiy.storchaka set messages: +
2017-05-19 21:28:28 terry.reedy set nosy: + terry.reedymessages: +
2017-05-19 18:22:10 serhiy.storchaka set title: Get rid of trailing comma if the repr() of BaseException -> Get rid of trailing comma in the repr() of BaseException
2017-05-18 15:39:31 serhiy.storchaka set pull_requests: + <pull%5Frequest1745>
2017-05-18 15:32:17 serhiy.storchaka create