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Title: Signature.bind TypeErrors could be more helpful
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Library (Lib) Versions:
process
Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: RazerM
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2020-02-21 22:41 by RazerM, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

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msg362439 - (view) Author: Frazer McLean (RazerM) * Date: 2020-02-21 22:41
Signature.bind does not tell you if a missing argument is keyword-only for example. I created the following snippet to examine the differences:

    import inspect
    
    def run(f):
        try:
            f()
        except TypeError as exc:
            print(exc.args[0])
        else:
            raise RuntimeError('Expected to raise!')
        sig = inspect.signature(f)
        try:
            sig.bind()
        except TypeError as exc:
            print(exc.args[0])
        else:
            raise RuntimeError('Expected to raise!')
        print()
    
    @run
    def f1(pos_only, /): ...
    
    @run
    def f2(pos_or_kw): ...
    
    @run
    def f3(*, kw_only): ...

Output on current 3.9 master:

    f1() missing 1 required positional argument: 'pos_only'
    missing a required argument: 'pos_only'
    
    f2() missing 1 required positional argument: 'pos_or_kw'
    missing a required argument: 'pos_or_kw'
    
    f3() missing 1 required keyword-only argument: 'kw_only'
    missing a required argument: 'kw_only'

I am willing to create a PR so that the TypeError for f3 says "missing a required keyword-only argument: 'kw_only'", if this would be accepted.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:27adminsetgithub: 83901
2020-02-21 22:41:33RazerMcreate