Re: [Python-ideas] Repurpose `assert' into a general-purpose check

On 28.11.2017 5:19, Chris Angelico wrote:

Actually, Python does have a way of disabling assertions (the -O flag), so they should be treated the same way they are in C. Assertions should not be used as shorthands for "if cond: raise Exc" in the general case.

I'm claiming, and provided evidence, that there are no use cases for this in Python, so no-one (of any significance) will suffer when the disabling is cut out. In any case, we will probably do it with a __future__ statement for a transitional period.