assert versus print [was Re: The curious behavior of integer objects]

[Carl Banks]

Ron Adam wrote:
> There have been times where I would like assert to be a little more assertive
> than it is.  :-)
>
> ie.. not being able to turn them off with the -0/-00 switches, and having them
> generate a more verbose traceback.

Personally, I'd rather see it get less assertive, i.e., having it only
work in a special debugging mode.  That way people who haven't RTFM
don't use it to make sure their input is correct.


Carl Banks