Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 02 May 2007 21:19:54 -0400, Roy Smith wrote: > > > for c in s: > > raise "it's not empty" > > String exceptions are depreciated and shouldn't be used. > > http://docs.python.org/api/node16.html
They're actually deprecated, not depreciated. Searching define:deprecated -- first hit: In computer software standards and documentation, deprecation is the gradual phasing-out of a software or programming language feature. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecated and the other four hits are fine too. Searching define:depreciated , we move almost entirely into accounting and finance, except: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depreciated """ Depreciated is often confused or used as a stand-in for "deprecated"; see deprecation for the use of depreciation in computer software """ Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
