[openstack-dev] [Review] Use of exception for non-exceptional cases

Monty Taylor mordred at inaugust.com
Fri Jul 12 15:33:06 UTC 2013



On 07/11/2013 05:43 AM, Thomas Hervé wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Monty Taylor <mordred at inaugust.com
> <mailto:mordred at inaugust.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I'd like top-post and hijack this thread for another exception related
>     thing:
> 
>     a) Anyone writing code such as:
> 
>     try:
>       blah()
>     except SomeException:
>       raise SomeOtherExceptionLeavingOutStackContextFromSomeException
> 
>     should be mocked ruthlessly.
> 
> 
> i don't think mocking is a good way to convey your point. Losing
> tracebacks is not great, but having an API raising random exceptions is
> probably worse. Can you develop?

I have learned that I may have mis-read your last three words due to
translation problems. You were not asking if I had the ability to write
code, rather you were asking if I could elaborate.

I will consider that I have learned something new today!

> Regards,
> 
> -- 
> Thomas
>  
> 
> 
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