stop using RuntimeError #639

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warner · 2009-02-22T23:19:46Z

warner commented

2009-02-22 23:19:46 +00:00

I've had the unfortunate habit of using RuntimeError whenever I needed to raise an exception and couldn't find a better one to use. David Reid points out that RuntimeError is really meant to indicate internal problems in the Python runtime, like out-of-memory or internal assertion failures.

So the task is to find all instances of RuntimeError and replace them with better exception classes, creating new-and-informative ones if necessary. Also, remind myself to stop using RuntimeError in the future.

I've had the unfortunate habit of using RuntimeError whenever I needed to raise an exception and couldn't find a better one to use. David Reid points out that RuntimeError is really meant to indicate internal problems in the Python runtime, like out-of-memory or internal assertion failures. So the task is to find all instances of RuntimeError and replace them with better exception classes, creating new-and-informative ones if necessary. Also, remind myself to stop using RuntimeError in the future.