D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > On 05 Jan 2010 14:02:50 GMT > Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> wrote: >> shouldn't use assert for validating user data except for quick-and-dirty >> scripts you intend to use once and throw away. > > A mythcial beast that has yet to be spotted in the wild. > Not true (he wrote, picking nits). Such programs are written all the time. The fact that they invariably get used more often than intended doesn't negate the intentions of the author. ;-)
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