Hi Stef,
You can do something like (not tested):
try:
self.Brick.Par [ self.EP[2] ]['FileName'] = filename
except IndexError,e:
msg = "%s: '%s %s %s %d" %
(e.strerror,e.filename,self.EP,self.EP[2],len(self.Brick.Par))
print msg
Bye,
Ron.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stef Mientki [mailto:stef.mien...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 15:43
> To: python-list@python.org
> Subject: can error messages be improved or can they be overridden ?
>
> hello,
>
> I often get an error message like this
>
> self.Brick.Par [ self.EP[2] ]['FileName'] = filename
> IndexError: list index out of range
>
> Now it would be very welcome,
> if the error message specified which index is out of range,
> in this case e.g.,
> - specifying the length of self.EP
> - specifying the value of self.EP[2]
> - specifying the length of self.Brick.Par etc..
>
> Is there a way to override the error message and provide this
> information, or is it impossible ?
>
> And if it's possible, am I the only one who often stumbles
> about this problem ?
> (I expect many people must have bounced in this problem before me ;-)
>
> thanks,
> Stef Mientki
>
>
>
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