Ben Finney <ben+python <at> benfinney.id.au> writes: > > This "fail is a negative word" has already been rebutted, by native > speakers of English.
Well, Stephen's and Greg's own answers notwithstanding, if you really want an authoritative answer, the best would be to open a dictionary and contrast the given definitions... * http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fail "To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately; To be unsuccessful" * http://www.thefreedictionary.com/assert "To state or express positively" But perhaps there is enough of this fail/assert discussion now :-) Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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
