[Python-Dev] When to use EOFError? (original) (raw)

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Mon Jun 27 18:06:31 EDT 2016


On 06/27/2016 02:54 PM, Greg Ewing wrote:

Nikolaus Rath wrote:

I think EOFError conveys more information. UnpicklingError can mean a lot of things, EOFError tells you the precise problem: pickle expected more data, but there was nothing left. I think EOFError should be used for EOF between pickles, but UnpicklingError should be used for EOF in the middle of a pickle. The former is not necessarily an error, but the latter definitely is.

Why is hitting the end of a file between pickles an error?

-- Ethan



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