I'm Switching to Python and Actually Liking It

Re:I'm Switching to Python and Actually Liking It by make3 on Wednesday July 16, 2025 @06:34PM (#44587566)

why print then exit(1) instead of raising an exception?

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Re:I'm Switching to Python and Actually Liking It by mdaniel on Wednesday July 16, 2025 @11:17PM (#44589354)

Oh, I know this one:

  $ python3 -c "print('clear messaging'); exit(1)"
  clear messaging

  $ python3 -c "raise ValueError('text that matters')"
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  ValueError: text that matters

and that story gets _a lot_ worse when some programs raise from within a "helper" module and you end up with 8 lines of Python junk to the one line of actual signal

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