It doesn't break backwards compatibility, because it *should not* work the way it did.
@massimo: I think a SyntaxError should not be used for a case like this. See that the syntax is correct and the passed values not, a ValueError or the like shall be used. On 29 Dez., 11:59, Kenneth Lundström <kenneth.t.lundst...@gmail.com> wrote: > I might be completly wrong but I think the way URL was used by Maurice > was wrong, it should not have worked, but thanks to a bug in URL it > worked the way Maurice wanted. > > So I guess it depends on how you look at it. Did it break backwards > compatibility. > > If your are using a bug and somebody repairs that bug your application > stops working. > > Kenneth > > 2010/12/29 Kenneth Lundstr m <kenneth.t.lundst...@gmail.com>: > > >> If I remember correctly there was something about this on the list. > > >> I think you use the URL the wrong way and until version 1.83.2 the helper > >> worked wrongly. In your case it "worked" but it has been corrected and it > >> doesn t work anymore. > > Hm. Isn't that technically a case of breaking backwards compatibility? > >