David Lyon <david.l...@preisshare.net> writes: > On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:28:42 -0600, Ian Bicking <i...@colorstudy.com> wrote: > > > In the tools I've written, I generally give the traceback if the > > verbosity is turned up, and in a case like this (an unexpected > > exception -- for distutils that's any exception except a few that > > distutils defines) I include "use -v for more". > > > > I think distutils (or Distribute) could do the same. > > Hi Ian, > > I think PIP is quite an accomplishment. > > But don't you think that its a big ask to refactor > distutils/distribute to redo their error messages for package > building?
I've just had a read through the code for ‘pip’; AFAICT, the “redo the error messages for package building” essentially amounts to using the ‘logging’ module. Is that a big ask? -- \ “We have to go forth and crush every world view that doesn't | `\ believe in tolerance and free speech.” —David Brin | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig