On Thu Feb 19 2015 at 5:52:07 PM Serhiy Storchaka <storch...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Different patterns for TypeError messages are used in the stdlib:
>
> expected X, Y found
> expected X, found Y
> expected X, but Y found
> expected X instance, Y found
> X expected, not Y
> expect X, not Y
> need X, Y found
> X is required, not Y
> Z must be X, not Y
> Z should be X, not Y
>
> and more.
>
> What the pattern is most preferable?
>
My preference is for "expected X, but found Y".
>
> Some messages use the article before X or Y. Should the article be used
> or omitted?
>
> Some messages (only in C) truncate actual type name (%.50s, %.80s,
> %.200s, %.500s). Should type name be truncated at all and for how limit?
>
I assume this is over some worry of string size blowing out memory
allocation or something? If someone can show that's an actual worry then
fine, otherwise I say don't truncate.
> Type names newer truncated in TypeError messages raised in Python code.
>
> Some messages enclose actual type name with single quotes ('%s',
> '%.200s'). Should type name be quoted? It is uncommon if type name
> contains spaces.
>
I agree that type names don't need to be quoted.
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