On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Mikhail Glushenkov
> > Why not make ``assert`` a built-in function then?
> Because then it can't be disabled by the compiler in -O mode.
A reasonable conclusion, but needs better reasoning. One could
certainly do an:
assert_stmt ::= "assert" (expression ["," expression])
and implement it, when there isn't a -O, as:
__assert__(expression, message=None) # built-in
This gives:
+ more language consistency for developer using assert().
+ over-ride assertion failure to log it correctly.
+ easier to decide not to throw exception during debugging.
- might have security concerns.
So, better reasoning? or just ISO?
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