[Python-Dev] Re: [Patches] [Patch #102955] bltinmodule.c warning fix

[Andrew Kuchling]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 07:02:05PM -0800, noreply@sourceforge.net wrote:
>Date: 2000-Dec-19 19:02
>By: tim_one

>Unrelated to your patch but in the same area: the other msg, "ord()
>expected string or Unicode character", doesn't read right.  The type
>names in question are "string" and "unicode":
>
>>>> type("")
><type 'string'>
>>>> type(u"")
><type 'unicode'>
>>>>
>
>"character" is out of place, or not in enough places.  Just thought I'd mention that, since *you're* so cute!

Is it OK to refer to 8-bit strings under that name?  
How about "expected an 8-bit string or Unicode string", when the object passed to ord() isn't of the right type.

Similarly, when the value is of the right type but has length>1,
the message is "ord() expected a character, length-%d string found".  
Should that be "length-%d (string / unicode) found)" 

And should the type names be changed to '8-bit string'/'Unicode
string', maybe?

--amk