[Python-Dev] unit tests for error messages
Georg Brandl
g.brandl at gmx.net
Wed Mar 19 20:32:38 CET 2014
Am 19.03.2014 19:55, schrieb Antoine Pitrou:
> 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.
If he fears regressions in error messages, he shouldn't be changing them
in the first place :)
Georg
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