On Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 4:42:41 PM UTC-4, Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Apr 30, 2020, at 15:14, dc wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, what range of error codes are recommended, if we wanted to return a 
> > user-defined code?
> > 
> > Obviously, we don't want to use a code in the 200+ range, or the 400+ 
> > range, e.g.
> > 
> > I want to throw, or just return, a code that represents that the size of a 
> > web page (len(response.content)) is less than the expected size.
> 
> You can create your own internal codes as long as they don’t clash with the 
> standard code. If the custom code is for a success, a 2xx code would be 
> appropriate. If it is a user error, you could use a 4xx code.
> 
> However, I would prefer to use the standard codes, and add a custom header 
> with more information on the issue.
> 
> 
> -- Ed Leafe

Ok, I'll try to find the the 400s list.  My concern is that a future library 
will use the 400+ code that I choose.
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