On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:41:06 AM UTC-8, Peter Cacioppi 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". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply & Comment:
I am new to this group, but really like Python. One of the things I find helpful is to combine the assert with the decorator capability to produce code that is close to, although not identical to, the Design by Contract features built-in to Eiffel and Ada (2012). I find that not a lot of Python user really appreciate the power of decorators. Richard Riehle, PhD, International Technological University, San Jose, CA. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
