[Python-Dev] Inconsistent exception for read-only properties?
Aahz
aahz at pythoncraft.com
Sun Apr 17 18:25:09 CEST 2005
On Sun, Apr 17, 2005, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 11:53, Jack Diederich wrote:
>>
>> In 2.4 & 2.3 does it make sense to raise an exception that multiply
>> inherits from both TypeError and AttributeError? If anyone currently
>> does catch the error raising only AttributeError will break their
>> code. 2.5 should just raise an AttributeError, of course.
>
> Without introducing a new exception class (which I think is out of the
> question for anything but 2.5), the only common base is StandardError,
> which seems too general for this exception.
Why is changing an exception more acceptable than creating a new one?
(I don't have a strong opinion either way, but I'd like some reasoning;
Jack's approach at least doesn't break code.) Especially if the new
exception isn't "public" (in the builtins with other exceptions).
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