"SM" == Skip Montanaro
writes:
SM> I have to agree. Perhaps just as significant, what would SM> happen to a CGI script that already attempts to do something SM> to direct error output to a file or mail message the webmaster SM> will see? That's my major concern about enabling by default too. I'd now have to have a way to /disable/ it explicitly, but of course, I'd have to wrap that in a try/except in case I'm using an older cgi.py. SM> Most of my users wouldn't know a traceback (simpler or SM> otherwise) from a hole in the ground. I think I have perhaps SM> two users who would understand that I was trying to create a SM> more readable report. I agree. cgitb.py is without a doubt Very Cool and should definitely be in the std library. But it's of use only to a handful of people, primarily the developers of cgi module-based scripts. +1 on additing it to std library +1 on turning it on only with an explicit action (although I could live with enabling via side-effect on import of cgitb.py, count me -0 for that). -Barry