New submission from Alex Hall <alex.moj...@gmail.com>:
Based on the discussion in https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/thread/C6QEAEEAELUHMLB23OBRSQK2UYU3AF5O/ When unpacking fails with an error such as: ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2) the name of the type of the unpacked object should be included, e.g. ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2) from object of type 'str' and if the type is exactly list or tuple, which are already special cased: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/baf29b221682be0f4fde53a05ea3f57c3c79f431/Python/ceval.c#L2243-L2252 then the length can also be included: ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2, got 3) from object of type 'tuple' ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 363083 nosy: alexmojaki priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: More descriptive error message than "too many values to unpack" type: enhancement versions: Python 3.9 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue39816> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
