Specialize syntax error for non-`case` statement inside `match` statement
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
Right now using a non-case statement inside a match block gives a rather opaque syntax error:
match a:
case 1:
pass
if 2:
pass
gives:
File "<python-input-0>", line 4
if 2:
^^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
It's easy to accidentally write something like this when dedenting code too much inside a case block or when not dedenting code enough after the match block.
I propose a specialized syntax error that more clearly points out what the problem is:
SyntaxError: expected 'case' statement inside 'match' statement
PR forthcoming
cc @pablogsal @lysnikolaou
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
No response
Linked PRs
- gh-146583
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the shown match statement and review linked PR gh-146583 for the current implementation direction. Done means that a non-case statement inside a match block produces the proposed specialized SyntaxError message instead of the generic invalid syntax error.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- Issue type
- Feature
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- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Clearly specified
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