[issue4596] 2to3 does not fail as early as possible.

Georg Brandl added the comment: Closing. -- nosy: +georg.brandl resolution: -> wont fix status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue4596] 2to3 does not fail as early as possible.

David W. Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Granted, this isn't the hottest issue circulating. ___ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ ___

[issue4596] 2to3 does not fail as early as possible.

Benjamin Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: I'm tempted to close this as a "won't fix". For 99.9% of cases, it would only be annoying to check for the presence of a file before starting up. -- nosy: +benjamin.peterson priority: -> low __

[issue4596] 2to3 does not fail as early as possible.

New submission from David W. Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: $ #rm -f file_that_is_not_here.py $ 2to3 file_that_is_not_here.py The program spends considerable time preparing itself only to discover that it cannot open the file. -- components: 2to3 (2.x to 3.0 conversion tool) messages: 77