Why not just show the out-of-range index?

[Russ]

Folks,

I'm truly sorry that so many feathers got ruffled in this thread. Let's
see if I can put this thing to rest gracefully.

Russ wrote:

> My suggestion is trivial to implement and would benefit every Python
> programmer (even if only slightly), so I don't think it is too much to
> ask for.

Apparently I was wrong about the implementation being trivial. Tasks
often seem trivial -- until you actually try to do them. Yes, I should
have known better. Had I not wrote that little gem, I suppose a lot of
bad feelings could have been avoided.

Would it be nice to get the specifics about an index error? Yes. But is
it actually worth implementing? Well, since I have no intention of
implementing it myself, I can't make that call. I can only hope that
the Python maintainers decide that it is worth their effort to make
Python more convenient for the user. But even if they don't, I still
intend to continue using Python. The call is theirs to make. As I said
earlier, the "issue" is hardly a major one, and I'm sorry it got blown
out of proportion.

At this point I don't even plan to submit a formal request. I have too
many accounts and passwords already. If someone else wants to do it,
please have at it.