On 9/28/07, Stephen J. Turnbull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greg Ewing writes: > > Gregory P. Smith wrote: > > > Is IOError is the right name to use? OSError is raised for things that > > > are not IO such as subprocess, dlopen, system. > > > > The trouble with either of these is that the class > > of errors we're talking about don't necessarily come > > directly from the OS or I/O library. > > Agree, but I think this is a case where practicality beats purity. > > +1 for OSerror.
The OS is a somewhat troublesome abstraction boundary. I/O is a more general concept (and PPBP). +1 for IOError. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
