Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0

From	Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0
Date	2013-12-30 17:36 +0000
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID	<l9sav2$87v$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References	(4 earlier) <roy-3D1D2D.23572922122013@news.panix.com> <mailman.4553.1387804133.18130.python-list@python.org> <roy-67C948.10105023122013@news.panix.com> <mailman.4567.1387819120.18130.python-list@python.org> <roy-CEC4D2.20374026122013@news.panix.com>

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On 2013-12-27, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> In article <mailman.4567.1387819120.18130.python-list@python.org>,
>  Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
>
>> Mostly I don't want newbies thinking "Hey!  I can use assertions for all my 
>> confidence testing!"
>
> How about this one, that I wrote yesterday;
>
>         assert second >= self.current_second, "time went backwards"
>
> I think that's pretty high up on the "can never happen" list.

It's not that high (depending on where you're getting "second" from).
If the "second" is from the time of day, and the NTP daemon (or the
system admin) decides the clock needs a stepwise adjustment, the time
of day can go backwards.

-- 
Grant

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cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 15:37 -0300
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 14:17 -0500
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-22 19:31 +0000
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 15:05 -0500
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-12-23 08:39 +1100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 16:53 -0500
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-12-23 09:11 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-22 22:10 -0500
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:22 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 03:43 +0000
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:45 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 03:54 +0000
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:59 +1100
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 16:10 -0300
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-22 14:49 -0500
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 00:08 +0000
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 16:35 -0300
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-23 13:30 +1300
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 14:27 -0800
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 19:14 -0300
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 09:51 +1100
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-22 23:02 +0000
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 15:57 -0800
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-23 07:27 -0500
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 12:44 +0000
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 00:25 +0000
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 20:24 -0500
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 12:35 +1100
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 13:33 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:09 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 23:57 -0500
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 16:09 +1100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 04:45 -0800
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 10:10 -0500
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 08:00 -0800
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-26 20:37 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 12:44 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-26 21:20 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 13:27 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-26 23:29 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 15:40 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-27 11:15 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 11:42 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 22:39 +0530
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-28 08:24 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 pecore@pascolo.net - 2013-12-28 00:59 +0100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-12-27 19:12 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-26 20:50 -0600
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-27 15:39 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 15:45 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 00:05 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 16:15 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 00:41 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-27 18:00 +0000
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-30 17:36 +0000
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 04:05 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 11:03 -0800
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-24 06:12 +1100
                RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Nick Cash <nick.cash@npcinternational.com> - 2013-12-23 19:31 +0000
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 14:41 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 22:58 -0500
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-12-23 18:45 +0100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 13:20 +0000
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 04:38 -0800
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-23 10:12 -0500
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 04:13 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 15:22 +0000

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