Steven D'Aprano wrote:
I have a class with a method meant to verify internal program logic (not
data supplied by the caller). Because it is time-consuming but optional,
I treat it as a complex assertion statement, and optimize it away if
__debug__ is false:
class Parrot:
def __init__(self, *args):
print "Initialising instance..."
if __debug__:
self.verify() # check internal program state, not args
if __debug__:
def verify(self):
print "Verifying..."
Given that verify is only called from within _init__, I would put
everything within one 'if __debug__' statement. Either inline
if __debug__:
<code from verify function>
or if for some reason you really don't like that, nested
if __debug__:
def verify():
print "Verifying..."
verify()
tjr
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