[New-bugs-announce] [issue20112] The documentation for http.server error_message_format is inadequate.

[R. David Murray]

New submission from R. David Murray:

The description of error_message_format does not give enough information to use it.  The description should talk about how it is used (ie: using % formatting) and the fact that when filled in it should form a complete html document because it will be sent as the error response body.  It should not talk about what "the code key should be", etc, but should instead say what they *will* be, and cross reference the send_error method as the thing that uses it.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 207194
nosy: docs at python, r.david.murray
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: The documentation for http.server error_message_format is inadequate.
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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