Exception as the primary error handling mechanism?

[Steve Holden]

D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> On 05 Jan 2010 14:02:50 GMT
> Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> wrote:
>> shouldn't use assert for validating user data except for quick-and-dirty 
>> scripts you intend to use once and throw away.
> 
> A mythcial beast that has yet to be spotted in the wild.
> 
Not true (he wrote, picking nits). Such programs are written all the
time. The fact that they invariably get used more often than intended
doesn't negate the intentions of the author. ;-)

regards
 Steve
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