Re: [Python-Dev] Add more SyntaxWarnings?

2019-01-29 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 14:47, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > I don't disagree. I disagree with the conclusion that it's worth the > effort to try to improve all error messages that confuse new users, > because new users (by definition) don't know enough to respond > usefully in many cases. In thos

Re: [Python-Dev] Add more SyntaxWarnings?

2019-01-29 Thread MRAB
On 2019-01-29 13:44, Nick Coghlan wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 14:47, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: I don't disagree. I disagree with the conclusion that it's worth the effort to try to improve all error messages that confuse new users, because new users (by definition) don't know enough to resp

Re: [Python-Dev] Add more SyntaxWarnings?

2019-01-29 Thread Paul Sokolovsky
Hello, On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 18:55:37 + MRAB wrote: [] > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25445439/what-does-syntaxerror-missing-parentheses-in-call-to-print-mean-in-python > > > I have a vague recollection that a certain computer system (Amiga?) > had a 'why' command. If it reported a