doc/CHANGES.txt

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Zope Changes
 
     Bugs fixed
 
+     - Collector #951: DateTime(None) now raises a proper SyntaxError
+
      - Collector #1056: aq_acquire() ignored the default argument
 
      - Collector #1087: ZPT: "repeat/item/length" did not work as documented

lib/python/DateTime/DateTime.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 """Encapsulation of date/time values"""
 
-__version__='$Revision: 1.86 $'[11:-2]
+__version__='$Revision: 1.87 $'[11:-2]
 
 
 import os, re, math,  DateTimeZone
@@ -632,10 +632,11 @@ class DateTime:
         ac=len(args)
         millisecs = None
 
-        if ac and args[0]==None: return
+        if ac and args[0]==None: 
+            raise self.SyntaxError, None
         elif ac==10:
             # Internal format called only by DateTime
-            yr,mo,dy,hr,mn,sc,tz,t,d,s=args
+            yr,mo,dy,hr,mn,sc,tz,t,d,s=args                  
         elif ac == 11:
             # Internal format that includes milliseconds.
             yr,mo,dy,hr,mn,sc,tz,t,d,s,millisecs=args