[Ipython-tickets] [IPython] #183: Errors when importing user config need better reporting

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#183: Errors when importing user config need better reporting
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 Reporter:  fperez   |       Owner:  vivainio
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:          
Component:  ipython  |     Version:          
 Severity:  blocker  |    Keywords:          
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 I had an error in my ipy_user_conf.py file, but I was getting this message
 at startup:

 {{{
 WARNING: Could not import user config!
  ('/home/fperez/.ipython/ipy_user_conf.py' does not exist? Please run
 '%upgrade')
 }}}

 It would be much more useful to users at this point to print the actual
 traceback, and only print the "doesn't exist?" part only if it really
 isn't there (which we can check). In my case, the traceback led me
 trivially to the problem, but I had to manually rename ipy_user_conf.py to
 a different name, restart and try to re-import that with a new name to see
 it.

 This may easily confuse new users, as they transition to the new system.

 With the old profiles we always printed out full tracebacks to assist this
 kind of debugging, so before we encourage users to transition to the new
 system, it should provide similar functionality.

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Ticket URL: <http://ipython.scipy.org/ipython/ipython/ticket/183>
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