[Python-checkins] r53619 - peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt

[andrew.kuchling]

Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Thu Feb  1 22:03:07 2007
New Revision: 53619

Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt
Log:
Be stricter about string exceptions

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt
==============================================================================
--- peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt	Thu Feb  1 22:03:07 2007
@@ -641,9 +641,8 @@
 
     - Use class-based exceptions.
 
-      String exceptions in new code are strongly discouraged, as they will
-      eventually (in Python 2.5) be deprecated and then (in Python 3000 or
-      perhaps sooner) removed.
+      String exceptions in new code are forbidden, because this language
+      feature is being removed in Python 2.6.
 
       Modules or packages should define their own domain-specific base
       exception class, which should be subclassed from the built-in Exception