[patch #100895 ] PyErr_Format (was: Re: [Python-Dev] Patches)

Moshe Zadka Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il>
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 23:40:16 +0300 (IDT)


On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

>     possibly stupid idea: would it make sense to add custom
>     formatting codes, like:
> 
>         %S => char*, string, clip if excessively long
>         %T => PyObject*, show name of type, clip if excessively long
> 
>     where "clip" means:
> 
>         truncate at 80 characters, and add "..." to indicate
>         that the string was truncated.

I'm +0 on those.
Seems like useful things.
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