Message94825
>>> a = 'b'
>>> [].index(a)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: list.index(x): x not in list
This is suboptimal. IMO it would be much more useful if the ValueError
reported the actual value that wasn't in the list, like this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: list.index('b'): 'b' not in list
The error in general doesn't really seem to fit in, repeating the code
but with a fake variable name in it. In real contexts, it's mostly just
repeating what's there on a previous line:
File "/home/watt/src/dawkins/ttlib.py", line 86, in shift
bits.append(SHIFTS.index(rest.split('_')[0]))
ValueError: list.index(x): x not in list
So maybe just make it "'b' not in list"? Or do we really need a
reference to the index() method in there? |
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2009-11-02 11:59:14 | djc | set | recipients:
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2009-11-02 11:59:13 | djc | set | messageid: <1257163153.85.0.398972946442.issue7252@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
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