Ben Finney wrote: > Andrew Bennetts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > > How is returning None a feature? > > A test method having exactly one meaning is a feature. If it's > consistent across the API, the API retains a level of simplicity.
Your reply makes no sense to me. I am proposing that it should have exactly one meaning. Callers will be free to ignore the return value if they don't need it, and will see zero difference in behaviour. It seems you have a different meaning of “meaning” than I do, which suggests that this conversation is doomed. I hope I don't sound hostile, I'm just bewildered. Your argument isn't making any sense to me. I can of course keep using TestCase subclasses that override assertRaises to be more useful. And I will, because there are no actual downsides that I've seen any evidence of. I'd be even happier if the standard library adopted this improvment, though. -Andrew. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
