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| Date | 2014-03-07 18:16 +1100 |
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| Subject | Assertions are bad, m'kay? |
| From | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.7890.1394176617.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
They produce the wrong exception type, they disappear when you least expect them, and now we have another reason not to use assert. http://xkcd.com/1339/ Abusing assert for arg checking violates XKCD 1339. Write standards-compliant code! ChrisA
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Assertions are bad, m'kay? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 18:16 +1100
Re: Assertions are bad, m'kay? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-07 11:11 +0000
Re: Assertions are bad, m'kay? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 22:24 +1100
Re: Assertions are bad, m'kay? Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 16:15 -0800
Re: Assertions are bad, m'kay? Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2014-03-08 01:26 +0100
Re: Assertions are bad, m'kay? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-08 14:44 +0000
Re: Assertions are bad, m'kay? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-03-08 11:22 +1100
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