Re: [Pytables-users] NameError vs. SyntaxError vs. ValueError

[Ivan V. i B. <iv...@ca...>]

On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 07:31:15PM +0100, Francesc Altet wrote:
> A Dilluns 13 Desembre 2004 18:53, Norbert Nemec va escriure:
> [...]
> > In any case, the correct error to raise in the first case would seem to=
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> > ValueError.
> >=20
> > I'm really confused now. Anybody has better ideas?
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> Well, IMO NameError is the exception name that better fits in this case
> (much better that SyntaxError). However, I guess that something like a new
> NodenameError would be the best.=20
> [...]

  I agree with Norbert in that the kind of exception that should be
  raised is ValueError, since the type of the argument is right (no
  TypeError), the Python syntax is right (no SyntaxError), and there is
  no reference to a non-existent name (no NameError).  In the same
  spirit as previous mails, maybe a NodeNameError or something like
  that, inheriting from ValueError, may do the job.

  (More on non-natural naming later. ;)

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