HOWTO : Py_CompileString !?!?!

[Jp Calderone]

On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 10:46:51AM -0500, Luc wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> >There isn't a syntax error I can see. Until you run the string, python 
> >doesn't know that FOMath hasn't had a function called PointdddValue added 
> >to it. 
> 
> If I understand correctly, because Python is interpreted anything goes 
> for functions names and variables... until runtime. If such syntax error 
> is present the runtime will catch it. Right ???
> 

  Nope.  There really is *no* SyntaxError.  There will be an AttributeError
at runtime.  Both will prevent the program from running successfully, but
they are different kinds of errors.  SyntaxErrors are found at parse/compile
time, most other errors are only found at runtime.  Then, when the erroneous
function name is looked up, *at runtime*, it won't be found, and the
appropriate exception will be raised.

  Jp

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