[Python-Dev] Attribute error: providing type name (original) (raw)

André Malo nd at perlig.de
Sun Nov 30 20:48:58 CET 2008


Adam Olsen wrote: > I'm sure you'll get support for this, unless it's a really > inconvenient spot that requires a gross hack to print the type name. > Post a patch on the bug tracker.

So far I can see only one argument against the proposed idea: doc tests. The modified exception message would break existing doc tests.

As the exception text is officially not part of the API, I'd say, let them.

nd

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