[Python-Dev] assert(blah blah) in the C code base

[Benjamin Peterson]

2013/12/27 Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us>:
> Greetings!
>
> I'm working on Issue19995, and I'm seeing stuff like this:
>
>   assert(PyLong_Check(val));
>
> My question is:  Are these asserts in final production code?

They are compiled in when --with-pydebug is passed to configure. They
should "never" fail.

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Regards,
Benjamin