28 Apr
2011
28 Apr
'11
8:45 a.m.
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> wrote:
On Apr 28, 2011, at 10:22 AM, skip@pobox.com wrote:
Barry> I would agree. Use asserts for "this can't possibly happen Barry> <wink>" conditions.
Without looking, I suspect that's probably what the author thought he was doing.
BTW, I think it always helps to have a really good assert message, and/or a leading comment to explain *why* that condition can't possibly happen.
why bother, it can't happen ;)
-Barry
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