Mark Janssen dreamingforward at gmail.com
Sat Nov 16 04:32:17 CET 2013

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> Should stdlib code use assert at all?
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> If user input can trigger an assert, then the code should raise a normal
> exception that will not disappear with -OO.
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> If the assert is testing program logic, then it seems that the test belongs
> in the test file, in this case, test/test_datetime.py. For example, consider
> the following (backwards) code.
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> Is there any policy on use of assert in stdlib production code?

It is my assertion that assert should only be used where a
system-level problem would occur, where you cannot trap an error
condition.

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MarkJ
Tacoma, Washington

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