Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-15 Thread TZOTZIOY
On 7 Apr 2005 21:20:19 GMT, rumours say that Leo Breebaart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> might have written: [Max about Leo] >> This guys famous in the alternative universe of >> alt.fan.pratchett. The little imp stopped moving the memory blocks around as soon as it heard the distinct click of the name "Br

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-08 Thread Steve Holden
Leif K-Brooks wrote: Steve Holden wrote: I've even used an exception called Continue to overcome an irksome restriction in the language (you used not to be able to continue a loop from an except clause). Out of curiosity, how could you use an exception to do that? I would think you would need to

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-08 Thread Scott David Daniels
Leif K-Brooks wrote: Steve Holden wrote: I've even used an exception called Continue to overcome an irksome restriction in the language (you used not to be able to continue a loop from an except clause). Out of curiosity, how could you use an exception to do that? I would think you would need to

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-08 Thread Leif K-Brooks
Steve Holden wrote: I've even used an exception called Continue to overcome an irksome restriction in the language (you used not to be able to continue a loop from an except clause). Out of curiosity, how could you use an exception to do that? I would think you would need to catch it and then use

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Steve Holden
Roy Smith wrote: [...] I think my code is clearer, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm violently opposed to your code. I save violent opposition for really important matters like which text editor you use. +1 QOTW regards Steve -- Steve Holden+1 703 861 4237 +1 800 494 3119 Holden W

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Roy Smith
Leo Breebaart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've recently become rather fond of using Exceptions in Python to > signal special conditions that aren't errors, but which I feel > are better communicated up the call stack via the exception > mechanism than via e.g. return values. > > For instance, I'

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Bengt Richter
On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:40:24 -0400, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Leo Breebaart wrote: >> I've recently become rather fond of using Exceptions in Python to >> signal special conditions that aren't errors, but which I feel >> are better communicated up the call stack via the exception >>

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Leo Breebaart
Max <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > LOOK EVERYONE, it's Leo Breebart. You are the same Leo > Breebart, right? Breeb*aa*rt. But otherwise, yeah -- I do frequent more than just one newsgroup. :-) > This guys famous in the alternative universe of > alt.fan.pratchett. I doubt anybody here cares! Who

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Leo Breebaart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >My question is twofold. First, I know that many programmers are >violently opposed to using exceptions in this fashion, i.e. for >anything other than, well, exceptional circumstances. But am I correct >in thinking that in

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Max
Leo Breebaart wrote: I've recently become rather fond of using Exceptions in Python to signal special conditions that aren't errors, but which I feel are better communicated up the call stack via the exception mechanism than via e.g. return values. Ummm... yeah, I quite agree. LOOK EVERYONE, it's L

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread F. Petitjean
Le 7 Apr 2005 19:23:21 GMT, Leo Breebaart a écrit : > I've recently become rather fond of using Exceptions in Python to > signal special conditions that aren't errors, but which I feel > are better communicated up the call stack via the exception > mechanism than via e.g. return values. > > For in

Re: How to name Exceptions that aren't Errors

2005-04-07 Thread Steve Holden
Leo Breebaart wrote: I've recently become rather fond of using Exceptions in Python to signal special conditions that aren't errors, but which I feel are better communicated up the call stack via the exception mechanism than via e.g. return values. Absolutely. For instance, I'm thinking of methods