[Python-Dev] PEP 246, redux

David Ascher DavidA at ActiveState.com
Tue Jan 11 19:59:26 CET 2005


Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
> On 2005 Jan 10, at 23:15, Thomas Heller wrote:
> 
>> Alex Martelli <aleax at aleax.it> writes:
>>
>>> PEP: 246
>>> Title: Object Adaptation
>>
>>
>> Minor nit (or not?): You could provide a pointer to the Liskov
>> substitution principle, for those reader that aren't too familiar with
>> that term.
> 
> 
> Excellent idea, thanks.

Terminology point: I know that LiskovViolation is technically correct, 
but I'd really prefer it if exception names (which are sometimes all 
users get to see) were more informative for people w/o deep technical 
background.  Would that be possible?

--david


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