[Python-Dev] unittest's redundant assertions: assertsvs. failIf/Unlesses

[Guido van Rossum]

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Fred Drake <fdrake at acm.org> wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2008, at 11:47 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
>  > I think, however, that the docs should be revised now, for 2.6/3.0.
>  > In the list of methods under TestCase Objects, the preferred method
>  > of each
>  > pair (or triplit) should be given first and the others marked as
>  > future
>  > deprecations, not recommended for new test code.

>  +1 !
>
>  This kind of information, once known, should be included in all
>  maintained versions of the documentation so that users can build good
>  coding habits, or have more time to adjust existing code.

Great point, Fred! This sounds like a general strategy that we might
employ more often -- when deprecating something, the first step ought
to be to document the best practice.

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