Bug? cgi.escape(int)

Thomas Guettler zopestoller at thomas-guettler.de
Thu Jul 25 10:06:05 EDT 2002


Alex Martelli wrote:

> Thomas Guettler wrote:
>         ...
> 
>>>Many Python functions expect to get arguments of specific types
>>>(or polymorphic to such types, i.e., supplying all necessary
>>>methods and operations with equal signatures).
>>>
>>>Having them accept arguments of wrong types, with silent coercion,
>>>would hurt all careful developers, by hiding bugs.
>>>
>>I agree, but than the exception should have a better message:
>>
> 
> Should it?  Maybe I should have written than types supplying all
> necessary methods and operations with equal signatures are OK
> too. 


Dont't take this to serious, I just wanted to know
what other people think

  thomas




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