[Python-Dev] Better SyntaxError messages

[Da Silva, Mike]

Michael Hudson wrote:
>On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Vladimir Marangozov wrote:

> > Greg Wilson wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Vladimir Marangozov wrote:
> > > > I'd remove the word "here" so that the error msg is self-contained.
> > > > "expected indent" & "expected dedent" are fine.
> > > 
> > > I just did a poll --- only 2 out of 5 programmers in my shouting
radius
> > > know what "dedent" means.  Is there a more accessible way to phrase
the
> > > error message?
> > 
> > Good point.
> > 
> > Here's another suggestion:
> > 
> > "expected indent" -> "missing expected indentation"

> +0 - doesn't really change much does it?

> > "expected dedent" -> "missing expected closing indentation"

> Eugh.  How about "expected decrease in indentation"?  Though I think
> dedent (or mabye outdent) is pretty obvious in context.

> Also "decrease in indentation does not match any outer level"
> is a pretty hefty error message.

How about "expected unindent" ?

> Still, these things are so much better than the status quo that I'm about
+1e8 on the general idea...

> Cheers,
> Michael

Regards,
Mike
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