[Python-Dev] Warnings PEP
Paul Prescod
paul@prescod.net
Mon, 06 Nov 2000 21:57:40 -0800
Greg Ewing wrote:
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> Paul Prescod <paulp@ActiveState.com>:
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> > Assertions are "fatal warnings".
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> No, the failure of an assertion *causes* a fatal warning.
> Assertions themselves are tests, not warnings.
Fine, some assertions are tests for fatal errors and some assertions are
tests for non-fatal mistakes.
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Paul Prescod
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