raise a better error

2008-11-23 02:09:41 +00:00 · 2008-11-23 02:09:41 +00:00 · 21f25d3fcd
parent dc61901dd2
commit 21f25d3fcd
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/Lib/optparse.py
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py
@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class Option:
            parser.print_version()
            parser.exit()
        else:
-            raise RuntimeError, "unknown action %r" % self.action
+            raise ValueError("unknown action %r" % self.action)

        return 1