Replaced a heap of raw Exceptions with more specific exceptions. This will allow users of the package to avoid catching broad Exception exceptions. Should be no issues with backwards compatibility as the new exceptions are also sub-classes of Exception. The exceptions I've replaced them with are somewhat subjective and definitely need a review.
Replacing assert statements will change the exceptions they generate from an AssertionError to something else. So, not strictly backwards compatible. However, I really don't think anyone would have been writing code that relied on catching the rare assertion errors.
Replaced a heap of raw Exceptions with more specific exceptions. This will allow users of the package to avoid catching broad
Exceptionexceptions. Should be no issues with backwards compatibility as the new exceptions are also sub-classes ofException. The exceptions I've replaced them with are somewhat subjective and definitely need a review.Replacing assert statements will change the exceptions they generate from an
AssertionErrorto something else. So, not strictly backwards compatible. However, I really don't think anyone would have been writing code that relied on catching the rare assertion errors.