On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 5:12 AM, Jeroen Demeyer <j.deme...@ugent.be> wrote:
> I think it has been argued before that it's a feature that self is > counted. I suppose it is, as it's technically correct, but it's also a HUGE source of confusion, particularly for newbies. IF this is being touched anyway, is it possible for the interpreter to know when this error is generated that this is a bound method expecting a "self", rather than an arbitrary function with n parameters? In which case, it would be really nice if the error message replaced that somehow, maybe something like: >>> g(1,2) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: append() takes 1 positional argument in addition to the automatically added instance object -- but 2 were given in addition to the object instance. Man -- hard to come up with good wording for that -- but SOMETHING that lets users know what they actually did wrong would be good :-) If it's not do-able, then still +1 on making builtins consistent. -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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