[Python-ideas] where statement in Pyret

[David Mertz]

On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Ron Adam <ron3200 at gmail.com> wrote:

>      def sum(iterable):
>
>>          # implementation of sum
>>
>>      assert sum([]) == 0
>>      assert sum([1, 2, 3]) == 6
>>
>
>  A mechanism to say "always execute assert statements in this module
>> regardless of optimisation level" could also be useful.
>>
>

>  That change *along with* a way to "always execute asserts in this scope"
> would make asserts more useful.
>

assert not test_mode or sum([]) == 0
assert not test_mode or sum([1, 2, 3]) == 6

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