[Python-Dev] urllib exception compatibility (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Sat Sep 29 05:10:52 CEST 2007

On 9/28/07, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:

On 9/28/07, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote: > On 9/28/07, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen at xemacs.org> wrote: > > Greg Ewing writes: > > > Gregory P. Smith wrote: > > > > Is IOError is the right name to use? OSError is raised for things that > > > > are not IO such as subprocess, dlopen, system. > > > > > > The trouble with either of these is that the class > > > of errors we're talking about don't necessarily come > > > directly from the OS or I/O library. > > > > Agree, but I think this is a case where practicality beats purity. > > > > +1 for OSerror. > > The OS is a somewhat troublesome abstraction boundary. I/O is a more > general concept (and PPBP). +1 for IOError.

What is PPBP?

Typo for PBP : Practicality Beats Purity. :)

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