-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ron Adam wrote: > > Nick Coghlan wrote:
>> The essence of the function remains unchanged - you're still asserting >> that a particular exception is raised. Returning the actual exception >> object that was caught is merely a convenience that makes a lot of sense. > > I'm not sure I understand... > > If "a particular exception is raised", every thing is good and there is no > error to report. ie... the code being tested did the right thing. I *think* that in this case the propoent wants to be able to make further assertions about the raised exception (e.g., to test its message). Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIf3+T+gerLs4ltQ4RAk/VAKCK8hnX2C7DE57RSxA88THttT5tSwCg2taQ zzRkJ/SEPwZvgfcluo2DTvw= =KTGx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 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
