[Zope3-dev] Excessive long traceback info in TALES

[Guido van Rossum]

> True, but at least in my case, most of the code is located under 
> "/home/shane/cvs/Zope/lib/python", and with this prefix, the lines don't 
> fit on the screen.  I don't remember ever confusing the location of 
> modules due to sys.path, but I admit I know other developers who have.

Me too.

> Barry A. Warsaw wrote:
>  > I guess my question then is whether you'd prefer module names over
>  > file names for regular Python traceback?  What I find the most jarring
>  > is the dissimilarity of the two traceback styles.  I'm used to
>  > deciphering Python tracebacks, and I'd like to see Zope3's tracebacks
>  > as similar to that as possible.
> 
> To me, line wrapping is much more jarring.  You've spent a lot more time 
> coding in Python than I have, so you may prefer line wrapping over 
> changing the style. :-)

Wrapping lines are jarring to me, too, but I can widen my browser
window if I have to.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)