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

[Ethan Furman]

On 11/28/2017 03:30 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 05:54:12PM +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
>
>> I understand the point made elsewhere about scientists' thinking about
>> "assert", but as a scientist myself, I disagree.  It is very useful to
>> me to distinguish between validating data and validating algorithms.
>> "assert" is how we do the latter.
>
> I'm not sure which point about scientists you are referring to -- I
> don't seem to have that email. Is that in this thread?

Privately forwarded.  (Yes, it is in this thread.)

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~Ethan~