[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Objects abstract.c,2.93.6.7,2.93.6.8

[David Goodger]

M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> How can a test break when you change the error message text ?
> I'd say that the test was broken: you should never
> rely on a particular message text since these can
> and do change rather often.

When Docutils reports errors, it sometimes uses the exception text returned
by Python.  The test that broke is one of those; it tests for an expected
exception.  I'm not questioning the validity of the change, just the
backport.  I'm fine with the change in 2.3, but I question whether the
changed behavior should have been back backported to 2.2.2.  I don't see the
old text as a bug; the new text is improved, true, but that says
"enhancement" to me, not "bugfix".  My post was a question that goes to
backport policy.

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