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| From | Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: When to use assert |
| Date | 2013-11-18 10:02 +0000 |
| References | <528871d5$0$29975$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <roy-8BDD06.08334817112013@news.panix.com> <CAHVvXxQYwgnmDw48kdFw258v6Sf_+2gnZna8_=0-_t_4xSduCA@mail.gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
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On 18/11/2013 09:50, Oscar Benjamin wrote: > On 17 November 2013 13:33, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote: >> >> So, I stick "assert 0" in the code an re-run the program to see if I get >> an AssertionError. If I do, then I know the code is being run. If I >> don't then I know it's not. Either way, I know more about what's going >> on than I did before. Once I know what's going on, I remove the assert. > > If the program is invoked from a terminal I would probably go with > 'import pdb; pdb.set_trace()' rather than 'assert 0'. Then you can > check much more than whether or not the code is being executed. It's a > bit more to type but I type it so often that I can now type it *really > fast*. > > > Oscar > If I used something that often I'd either cut and paste it or have a key combination set up to insert it automatically. Or get my man to type it up for me :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence
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When to use assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-17 07:35 +0000
Re: When to use assert Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-17 06:50 -0600
Re: When to use assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-18 00:52 +0000
Re: When to use assert Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-17 08:33 -0500
Re: When to use assert Robert Day <robertkday@gmail.com> - 2013-11-18 08:20 +0000
Re: When to use assert Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-11-18 09:50 +0000
Re: When to use assert Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-18 10:02 +0000
Re: When to use assert Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-18 05:44 -0600
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