[Python-3000] Assert syntax change...

[Greg Ewing]

Charles Merriam wrote:
> It would be great to change assert from:
>      assert_stmt  	::=  	"assert" expression ["," expression]
> To:
>      assert_stmt  	::=  	"assert" expression ["as" expression]

I don't think "as" is the right word to use here...
maybe

    assert <condition> else <expr>

> That is, would
>   assert "tuple","implied" as "Message"
> or
>   assert neverHappen > 0, "Programmer used 2.5 syntax here"
> be valid statements?

I think they should be invalid. I can't see a use case
for this -- the resulting condition would always be true.

-- 
Greg