On 4/28/05, Stephen J. Turnbull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Guido" == Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Guido> You mean like this? > > if x > 0: > ...normal case... > elif y > 0: > ....abnormal case... > else: > ...edge case... > > The salient example! If it's no accident that those conditions are > mutually exclusive and exhaustive, doesn't that code require at least > a comment saying so, and maybe even an assertion to that effect?
I usually do: if ...: return ... if ...: return ... assert ... return ... Michael _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
