>If you are using asserts for data validation, then your code is broken. >The caller can disable every single assert, and hence remove your data >validation, by simply passing a command line switch when calling your >program.
To be fair, there are plenty of situations where someone has enough control of their execution environment to prevent that from happening. I agree on principle and for readability/maintainability; if I saw that I would be highly confused as to why asserts were everywhere. Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 21h6 - 5423 This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
