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| Date | 2014-11-11 12:08 -0800 |
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| From | Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> |
| Subject | Re: I love assert |
| References | <96c138e4-ab95-4e5f-a0c8-e696b5a926bb@googlegroups.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.15688.1415736500.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 11/11/2014 11:40 AM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: > > I get the impression that most Pythonistas aren't as habituated with assert statements > as I am. Is that just a misimpression on my part? If not, is there a good reason to > assert less with Python than other languages? > > As far as I can tell, Python supports assert perfectly well. When run with the optimization > flagging, the asserts are truly removed. > > I think one needs to take care with some basic assert coding - it's not a substitute for > unit tests, it doesn't absolve you of normal exception responsibilities, and, most of all, > it should be used for passive inspection and not action. But given these guidelines, I > still find it very useful as "active comments". asserts are a specialized tool, easily abused. Sounds like you are using them exactly as intended. The key question to ask (if one is curious whether one is using assert correctly) is: if all the asserts are removed, and my programs gets bad data, will it keep going as if it had gotten good data? Or, will it fail at the point it should have failed, or will it fail somewhere else? -- ~Ethan~
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I love assert Peter Cacioppi <peter.cacioppi@gmail.com> - 2014-11-11 11:40 -0800
Re: I love assert Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-11-12 07:03 +1100
Re: I love assert Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-11-11 21:43 +0000
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-11 12:08 -0800
Re: I love assert Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-11-11 12:20 -0800
Re: I love assert Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-11-11 20:34 +0000
Re: I love assert TP <wingusr@gmail.com> - 2014-11-11 12:57 -0800
Re: I love assert Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-11-11 17:34 -0500
Re: I love assert Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-11-12 09:52 +1100
Re: I love assert Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-11 17:03 -0600
Re: I love assert Peter Cacioppi <peter.cacioppi@gmail.com> - 2014-11-11 15:02 -0800
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-11 15:38 -0800
Re: I love assert Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-11-11 17:56 -0800
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 13:21 +1100
Re: I love assert Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-11-12 13:35 +1100
Re: I love assert Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-11-12 14:10 +0000
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 13:44 +1100
Re: I love assert wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-11-11 23:14 -0800
Re: I love assert Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-11-12 03:29 -0500
Re: I love assert Anton <anton.schattenfeld@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 12:53 -0800
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-12 23:41 +0200
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-12 13:52 -0800
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-12 23:56 +0200
Re: I love assert Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 15:04 -0700
Re: I love assert Anton <anschatten@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 14:13 -0800
Re: I love assert Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 15:41 -0700
Re: I love assert Anton <anschatten@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 14:48 -0800
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 01:01 +0200
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-15 10:40 +1100
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-15 02:12 +0200
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-15 12:04 +1100
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-15 03:30 +0200
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-15 12:48 +1100
Re: I love assert Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-14 20:14 -0600
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-15 13:16 +1100
Re: I love assert albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-11-29 17:35 +0000
Re: I love assert Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 16:02 -0700
Re: I love assert Anton <anschatten@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 15:43 -0800
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-13 10:10 +1100
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 01:23 +0200
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-13 10:27 +1100
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 01:31 +0200
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-12 14:47 -0800
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-14 22:37 +1100
Re: I love assert Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-14 09:40 -0700
Re: I love assert Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 15:07 -0700
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 00:47 +0200
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-12 14:56 -0800
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-13 09:58 +1100
Re: I love assert Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 16:05 -0700
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 01:12 +0200
Re: I love assert Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2014-11-14 01:09 +1100
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-14 22:33 +1100
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-14 10:18 -0800
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-14 21:12 +0200
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-14 12:41 -0800
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-14 22:50 +0200
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-15 13:58 +1100
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-14 20:09 -0800
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-17 13:09 +1100
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-16 19:25 -0800
Re: I love assert Anton <anschatten@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 14:00 -0800
Re: I love assert Anton <anschatten@gmail.com> - 2014-11-12 14:04 -0800
Re: I love assert Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-13 00:34 +0200
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-13 09:43 +1100
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-14 22:15 +1100
Re: I love assert Richard Riehle <rriehle@itu.edu> - 2014-11-14 14:09 -0800
Decorators (was: Re: I love assert) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-15 00:18 +0200
Re: Decorators Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-11-14 22:37 +0000
Re: Decorators Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-15 00:47 +0200
Re: Decorators (was: Re: I love assert) Richard Riehle <rriehle@itu.edu> - 2014-11-14 18:19 -0800
Re: Decorators (was: Re: I love assert) Mayank Tripathi <oquanox@gmail.com> - 2014-11-15 02:36 +0000
Re: Decorators (was: Re: I love assert) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-14 20:30 -0600
Re: Decorators Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-15 09:00 +0200
Re: Decorators Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-11-15 15:32 +0000
Re: Decorators (was: Re: I love assert) Richard Riehle <rriehle@itu.edu> - 2014-11-14 23:42 -0800
Re: Decorators Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-11-15 13:12 +0000
Re: Decorators Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-15 15:24 +0200
Re: Decorators Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-11-15 15:28 -0500
Re: Decorators (was: Re: I love assert) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-16 02:39 +1100
Re: I love assert TP <wingusr@gmail.com> - 2014-11-27 01:22 -0800
Re: I love assert alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-11-27 09:59 +0000
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-29 12:30 +1100
Re: I love assert MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-11-29 02:56 +0000
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-29 20:31 +1100
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-29 21:40 +1100
Re: I love assert MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-11-29 19:49 +0000
Re: I love assert Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-29 14:02 +1100
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-29 14:33 -0800
Re: I love assert Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-30 19:18 +1100
Re: I love assert Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-11-30 11:34 -0800
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