[Python-Dev] unit tests for error messages

[Georg Brandl]

Am 19.03.2014 19:55, schrieb Antoine Pitrou:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:53:31 -0700
> Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> 
>> I just made a change to some error messages [1] (really, just one):
>> 
>> old behavior:
>> 
>>    '%o' % 3.14
>>    'float' object cannot be interpreted as an integer
>> 
>> new behavior:
>> 
>>    '%o' % 3.14
>>    %o format: an integer is required, not float
>> 
>> Would we normally add a test for that?
> 
> Depends if you're fearing a regression.

If he fears regressions in error messages, he shouldn't be changing them
in the first place :)

Georg