From: Bob Halley <halley@dnspython.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:19:04 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: The NXDOMAIN exception should not use its docstring.
X-Git-Tag: v1.16.0~27
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=844fa1e354cdad65f9eac3ce065a4fd87ff8f74d;p=thirdparty%2Fdnspython.git

The NXDOMAIN exception should not use its docstring.
[Issue #253]
---

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c19183ac..bddad224 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,17 @@ continuing to employ the author :).
 
 ## ABOUT THIS RELEASE
 
-This is dnspython 1.15.0
+This is dnspython 1.16.0
+
+### New since 1.15.0:
+
+XXXTBSXXX
+
+### Bugs fixed since 1.15.0:
+
+* DNSSEC signature validation didn't check names correctly.  [Issue #295]
+
+* The NXDOMAIN exception should not use its docstring.  [Issue #253]
 
 ### New since 1.14.0:
 
@@ -51,10 +61,6 @@ This is dnspython 1.15.0
 
 * The AVC RR is now supported.
 
-### Bugs fixed since 1.15.0:
-
-* DNSSEC signature validation didn't check names correctly.  [Issue #295]
-
 ### Bugs fixed since 1.14.0:
 
 * Some problems with newlines in various output modes have been
diff --git a/dns/resolver.py b/dns/resolver.py
index 00323835..e8d1f673 100644
--- a/dns/resolver.py
+++ b/dns/resolver.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class NXDOMAIN(dns.exception.DNSException):
         if len(qnames) > 1:
             msg = 'None of DNS query names exist'
         else:
-            msg = self.__doc__[:-1]
+            msg = 'The DNS query name does not exist'
         qnames = ', '.join(map(str, qnames))
         return "%s: %s" % (msg, qnames)