[Python-Dev] Exceptions and slicing

[Thomas Heller]

Thomas Heller schrieb:
> Martin v. Löwis schrieb:
>> Thomas Heller schrieb:
>>> 1. The __str__ of a WindowsError instance hides the 'real' windows
>>> error number.  So, in 2.4 "print error_instance" would print
>>> for example:
>>> 
>>>   [Errno 1002] Das Fenster kann die gesendete Nachricht nicht verarbeiten.
>>>     
>>> while in 2.5:
>>> 
>>>   [Error 22] Das Fenster kann die gesendete Nachricht nicht verarbeiten.
>> 
>> That's a bug. I changed the string deliberately from Errno to error to
>> indicate that it is not an errno, but a GetLastError. Can you come up
>> with a patch?
> 
> Yes, but not today.

I submitted a patch for this issue:

http://python.org/sf/1576174

Thomas