[Python-checkins] r79931 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/functools.py

[raymond.hettinger]

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Sat Apr 10 18:59:03 2010
New Revision: 79931

Log:
Issue 8361: Remove assert from functools.total_ordering

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Lib/functools.py

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/functools.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/functools.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/functools.py	Sat Apr 10 18:59:03 2010
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@
                    ('__lt__', lambda self, other: not self >= other)]
     }
     roots = set(dir(cls)) & set(convert)
-    assert roots, 'must define at least one ordering operation: < > <= >='
-    root = max(roots)       # prefer __lt __ to __le__ to __gt__ to __ge__
+    if not roots:
+        raise ValueError('must define at least one ordering operation: < > <= >=')
+    root = max(roots)       # prefer __lt__ to __le__ to __gt__ to __ge__
     for opname, opfunc in convert[root]:
         if opname not in roots:
             opfunc.__name__ = opname