Message175739
I don't particularly like OverflowError in any situation where the
potential overflow is detected *before* it actually happens. This is
another example:
>>> x = [1]*99999999999999999999
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
OverflowError: cannot fit 'int' into an index-sized integer
So I agree that ValueError is more appropriate, but it may not be worth
fixing it. Closing as "won't fix" sounds fine to me.
A general exception cleanup that reduces the number of exceptions that
a user has to remember is tempting, but should probably be discussed on
python-ideas. |
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2012-11-17 13:56:40 | skrah | set | recipients:
+ skrah, mark.dickinson, casevh, Ramchandra Apte, serhiy.storchaka, kachayev |
2012-11-17 13:56:40 | skrah | set | messageid: <1353160600.43.0.879008137081.issue16483@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2012-11-17 13:56:40 | skrah | link | issue16483 messages |
2012-11-17 13:56:40 | skrah | create | |
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