My quarterly question on Design by Contract in Python...

[Stuart Hungerford]

Tim Peters wrote:

> 
> [Stuart Hungerford]
> > Every so often after a minor or major Python
> > release I like to ask the gurus of this group
> > about implementing Design By Contract mechanisms
> > (a-la Eiffel) in Python.
> 
> And if everything runs true to form, they'll leave the question unanswered
> for a week, at which point I'll jump in to rekindle the illusion that
> someone has been taking this seriously <wink>.

   Thanks Tim -- Somehow you always manage to both
   inform me and put a smile on my face with your
   replies.  Thanks!

   Now...I wonder if it could be done with a 
   Python pre-processor?

Stu