Be stricter about string exceptions

2007-02-01 21:03:07 +00:00 · 2007-02-01 21:03:07 +00:00 · 3be6bcdbc7
parent 34840feaed
commit 3be6bcdbc7
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--- a/pep-0008.txt
+++ b/pep-0008.txt
@ -641,9 +641,8 @@ Programming Recommendations

    - Use class-based exceptions.

-      String exceptions in new code are strongly discouraged, as they will
-      eventually (in Python 2.5) be deprecated and then (in Python 3000 or
-      perhaps sooner) removed.
+      String exceptions in new code are forbidden, because this language
+      feature is being removed in Python 2.6.

      Modules or packages should define their own domain-specific base
      exception class, which should be subclassed from the built-in Exception