Hi, I have just been thrown through an unecessary loop because of an unhelpful error message.
I am running Python 2.7.10 on a Windows 10 machine. I incorporate sample output from IDLE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> print float ("123.456") 123.456 >>> print float ("") Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#60>", line 1, in <module> print float ("") ValueError: could not convert string to float: >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The unhelpful message is the response that the system gives when you try to convert a null string to a floating point number. Now, in the example I have given here, it is obvious that the string is null, but in the example that threw me into a loop, it was not obvious. It would be more helpful is the system replied: ValueError: could not convert null string to float Any chance of that becoming the case? Stephen Tucker. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list