Re: Python bindings, errors & exceptions

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Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
Actually looks like it is the generated code actually. The generator.py
appears to only add in the 'raise libvirtError' stuff if the return value
is a virConnectPtr/virDomainPtr/virNeworkPtr  object - any other function
with a non-object return value gives back None upon error.

The generator.py code as it stands doesn't deal with the case where a function is prototyped (in C) as returning 'int'.

If I were to modify generator.py so that it adds the check for functions returning int, then it doesn't work because there is not enough information from just the C return type to tell what the Python return type will be.

As an example:

  save
	C returns int
	Python returns int
	Current bindings fail to check for ret < 0 and
	  raise an exception.

  listNetworks
	C returns int
	Python returns list of networks, or None
	Current bindings fail to check for ret == None and
	  raise an exception.

We could do some run-time type magic in the generated wrapper, although that seems evil.

I think the above are examples of the only two possible cases.

Rich.

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