Fix error message when using notmuch_status_to_string

The python exception class was incorrectly loading the error message
which resulted in unprintable exception objects.
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Floris Bruynooghe 2021-11-06 12:02:37 +01:00 committed by David Bremner
parent d7f9572413
commit ca4e1d885b
2 changed files with 10 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ class NotmuchError(Exception):
if self.message:
return self.message
elif self.status:
return capi.lib.notmuch_status_to_string(self.status)
char_str = capi.lib.notmuch_status_to_string(self.status)
return capi.ffi.string(char_str).decode(errors='replace')
else:
return 'Unknown error'

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@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
from notmuch2 import _capi as capi
from notmuch2 import _errors as errors
def test_status_no_message():
exc = errors.NotmuchError(capi.lib.NOTMUCH_STATUS_PATH_ERROR)
assert exc.status == capi.lib.NOTMUCH_STATUS_PATH_ERROR
assert exc.message is None
assert str(exc) == 'Path supplied is illegal for this function'