[issue9943] TypeError message became less helpful in Python 2.7

[Benjamin Peterson]

Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> added the comment:

Reverted, however. Let me clarify: you think the unhelpful part is that the count includes keyword arguments? This change was intentional, actually wrt to cases like this:

    >>> def f(a):
    ...    pass
    >>> f(6, a=4, *(1, 2, 3))
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      ...
    TypeError: f() takes exactly 1 positional argument (5 given)
    >>> def f(a, *, kw):
    ...    pass
    >>> f(6, 4, kw=4)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      ...
    TypeError: f() takes exactly 1 positional argument (3 given)

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resolution: fixed -> 
status: closed -> open

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