Tim Chase <python.l...@tim.thechases.com>: >> > foo == 42 or else > > In light of the parallel thread discussing the "assert" statement and > the perils of trusting it to be present even though it can be > optimized away, this "or else" could be (in the altered words of Don > Corleone), "I'm gonna make an assertion he can't refuse."
I would consider vain threats an antipattern. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list