[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Ned Deily added the comment: I agree. If it were important to make plistlib error handling more useful, using a different parser would be the way to go, I think. In any case, Apple has deprecated the use of XML plists and moved to a binary plist format that plistlib does not recognize or ha

[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Ezio Melotti added the comment: Note that this behavior is documented[0]: """ The XML data is parsed using the Expat parser from xml.parsers.expat – see its documentation for possible exceptions on ill-formed XML. Unknown elements will simply be ignored by the plist parser. """ Since this is

[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Mher Movsisyan added the comment: I don't see compelling reasons to wrap ExpatError in ValueError. ExpatError contains extra diagnostic information such as line and column numbers. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue775321] plistlib error handling

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[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Éric Araujo added the comment: I think this was closed prematurely. I would like a core dev to assess this issue and reject or validate it. -- nosy: +eric.araujo -BreamoreBoy resolution: wont fix -> stage: patch review -> status: closed -> open versions: +Python 3.3 -Python 3.2 ___

[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Mark Lawrence added the comment: Closing as no reply to msg110335. -- resolution: -> wont fix status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Mark Lawrence added the comment: If anything is to be done the patch needs updating. I'd be inclined to close this as "won't fix" unless someone can come up with a really compelling reason to implement it. -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy versions: +Python 3.2 -Python 2.7 _

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[issue775321] plistlib error handling

Daniel Diniz added the comment: Here's a very simple patch, is this the only path for errors from garbage? I think docs are needed too: if apps catching ExpatError explicitly, will break. Not sure if this should actually change, as I don't use plistlib. I havve nothing against closing this RFE