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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2001-09-04 03:26:15 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2001-09-04 03:26:15 (GMT)
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Rename the -D option to -Q, to avoid a Jython option name conflict.
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this situation, and -Werror::OverflowWarning to revert to the old
OverflowError exception.
-- A new command line option, -D<arg>, is added to control run-time
+- A new command line option, -Q<arg>, is added to control run-time
warnings for the use of classic division. (See PEP 238.) Possible
- values are -Dold, -Dwarn, and -Dnew. The default is -Dold, meaning
+ values are -Qold, -Qwarn, and -Qnew. The default is -Qold, meaning
the / operator has its classic meaning and no warnings are issued.
- Using -Dwarn issues a run-time warning about all uses of classic
- division for int, long, float and complex arguments. Using -Dnew is
+ Using -Qwarn issues a run-time warning about all uses of classic
+ division for int, long, float and complex arguments. Using -Qnew is
questionable; it turns on new division by default, but only in the
- __main__ module. You can usefully combine -Dwarn and -Dnew: this
+ __main__ module. You can usefully combine -Qwarn and -Qnew: this
gives the __main__ module new division, and warns about classic
division everywhere else.