[issue44166] Make IndexError messages for list more informative
Serhiy Storchaka
report at bugs.python.org
Tue May 18 05:10:08 EDT 2021
Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka+cpython at gmail.com> added the comment:
The problem is that such exceptions are often used with the EAFP style. For example:
while stop is None or i < stop:
try:
v = self[i]
if v is value or v == value:
return i
except IndexError:
break
i += 1
You caught IndexError and do something, but do not use the error message. Formatting error message takes a time. I am sure that error messages of a wast majority of IndexError exceptions are not used, just the type of the raised exception matters.
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nosy: +serhiy.storchaka
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