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

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Tarek Ziadé writes:
 > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:

 > > 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 ;)

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