> The KeyError exception doesn't apply repr() to its argument. That's
> annoying in cases like this:
>
> >>> a = {}
> >>> a['']
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> KeyError
> >>>
>
> Should this be fixed? How? (I guess we could add a KeyError__str__
> method to exceptions.c that applies repr().)
>
> I've got a feeling this is a feature, but not a very useful one.
I take it back. args[0] being the actual key that failed is a
feature. str() not using repr() on args[0] is a bug. I'll fix it.
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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