[Python-ideas] Re: Make ellipsis an indicator of missing implementation

2023-04-29 Thread Al Sweigart
I agree. Giving punctuation-based syntax like ... a meaning that isn't obvious on reading the code makes for unreadable code. Whereas having `raise Exception ('TODO')` accomplishes the same thing but also allows English documentation. The ... here is open to interpretation, especially as a new feat

Re: [Python-ideas] Adding Python interpreter info to "pip install"

2018-07-19 Thread Al Sweigart
information they need. Additionally, while they could always just run "python -m pip install spam" but most tutorials tell them to run pip directly, so I still see the need for this. On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:50 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Al Sweigar

[Python-ideas] Adding Python interpreter info to "pip install"

2018-07-19 Thread Al Sweigart
The goal of this idea is to make it easier to find out when someone has installed packages for the wrong python installation. I'm coming across quite a few StackOverflow posts and emails where beginners are using pip to install a package, but then finding they can't import it because they have mul