[Python-Dev] unit tests for error messages

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Wed Mar 19 19:55:32 CET 2014


On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:53:31 -0700
Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

> I just made a change to some error messages [1] (really, just one):
> 
> old behavior:
> 
>    '%o' % 3.14
>    'float' object cannot be interpreted as an integer
> 
> new behavior:
> 
>    '%o' % 3.14
>    %o format: an integer is required, not float
> 
> Would we normally add a test for that?

Depends if you're fearing a regression.

Regards

Antoine.




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