assert (was Re: Python not a Very High-Level Language?)

[Alex Martelli]

Eric S. Johansson writes:
> Of all the things he suggested, I personally want to see programming
> by contract support.  I've done it in C/C++ using assert.h and it's
> wonderful for picking out bugs in your thinking as well as your
> implementation.

Can't you, already today, use assert in Python, as well?

Surely not as nice as calling things "pre", "post", etc, but
should be a start...


Alex