On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Peter Cacioppi <peter.cacio...@gmail.com> wrote: > I get the impression that most Pythonistas aren't as habituated with assert > statements as I am. Is that just a misimpression on my part? If not, is there > a good reason to assert less with Python than other languages? > > As far as I can tell, Python supports assert perfectly well. When run with > the optimization flagging, the asserts are truly removed. > > I think one needs to take care with some basic assert coding - it's not a > substitute for unit tests, it doesn't absolve you of normal exception > responsibilities, and, most of all, it should be used for passive inspection > and not action. But given these guidelines, I still find it very useful as > "active comments".
assert is terrific (stops bugs in their tracks), though many things should be done with more targeted exceptions. I guess you could do a survey. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
