[Python-Dev] cpython: PyUnicode_FromKindAndData() raises a ValueError if the kind is unknown

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

"Martin v. Löwis" writes:

 > > Also, could I remind you that a better commit message is probably
 > > "make PyUnicode_FromKindAndData raise a ValueError if the kind is
 > > unknown".
 > 
 > I think this is asking too much.

This distinction is important enough that it's worth asking non-native
speakers to *learn* this one idiom ("make Python do"), and all
developers to *use* it (or an equally unambiguous form, if they feel
like being original).

Whether that's a reasonable burden for individual non-natives is going
to depend on the individual, of course.  But asking is not out of line.

 > I believe Victor formulated this in the spirit of

Sure, one can figure that out -- but that's a lot of effort to ask of
readers of logs.  In general it requires familiarity with the patch
being documented.