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On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> Wouldn=E2=80=99t it be neat to write:
>
>    foo =3D=3D 42 or else
>
> and have that be an synonym for:
>
>     assert foo =3D=3D 42
>
> :-)

Never going to happen, but I like it!  Perhaps raise IntimidationError
instead of AssertionError when it fails?

--=20
Zach