[Python-Dev] Is it useful to update cgitb module?

[Serhiy Storchaka]

07.04.18 23:21, Stéphane Blondon пише:
> I wonder if it's useful to update the cgitb module, in particular the
> html output.
> I see some possible improvements:
> 
> 1. In both text and html versions:
> 
> When a module is called, there are no parameters (displayed as '()'). I
> think they are unnecessary. Perhaps the parentheses should be removed?
> Perhaps it's better to keep them for backward compatibility?
> 
> ### example for the text version ###
> $ python3 demo.py
> [...]
>   /home/stephane/src/cgitest/demo.py in <module>()
>      7 def func1(a, b):
> [...]
> ### end of example ###
> 
> 2. In html version only:
>   a. If the executed code is in <module>: in this case, it is not shown
> in the html version because the square brackets are interpreted as a
> html tag (see the picture in attachement).
>   b. Update the style of the html or/and using html5. It would be
> prettier but it will be a big change for probably too few benefits.
> 
> What do you think about them? I can report bugs and send pull-requests
> for them but I would prefer to get feedbacks before.

2a is definitely a bug. Please open an issue on the bug tracker for. 1 
can be considered as a bug or as a request for enhancement. Needed to 
look at the code closer. And 2b is a separate request for enhancement. 
All three should be separate issues.