[Python-Dev] Attribute error: providing type name

[Nick Coghlan]

Christian Heimes wrote:
> Adam Olsen wrote:
>> I'm sure you'll get support for this, unless it's a really
>> inconvenient spot that requires a gross hack to print the type name.
>> Post a patch on the bug tracker.
> 
> So far I can see only one argument against the proposed idea: doc tests.
>  The modified exception message would break existing doc tests.

It wouldn't be the first time we've broken doc tests that way. Since the
details of the error messages aren't guaranteed to remain the same
across releases, doctests that aren't part of Python's own test suite
really should be using IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL when checking for
exceptions that are raised directly by the interpreter or standard library.

Cheers,
Nick.

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