Recent changes to 1: GetCache() s/SystemError/IOError/https://sourceforge.net/p/python-apt/bugs/1/2005-08-11T10:00:04ZRecent changes to 1: GetCache() s/SystemError/IOError/GetCache() s/SystemError/IOError/2005-08-11T10:00:04Z2005-08-11T10:00:04ZJonas Kölkerhttps://sourceforge.net/u/jonaskoelker/https://sourceforge.net0b8916a85a21c7be8c76cc64d8432a1d6c06f2ed<div class="markdown_content"><p>as non-root:</p>
<p>>>> apt_pkg.GetCache()<br />
Traceback (most recent call last):<br />
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?<br />
SystemError: The list of sources could not be read.<br />
>>> ^D</p>
<p>Raising a SystemError seems unpythonic to me--I suggest raising an IOError instead. Or, say, create your own PermissionError class, subclass of IOError.</p></div>