[Python-Dev] the role of assert in the standard library ?

[Barry Warsaw]

On Apr 28, 2011, at 10:22 AM, skip at 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.

-Barry
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