assert 0, 'error' vs raise AssertionError('error')

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Why would one use assert False, 'error' vs raise AssertionError('error')?

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In this specific case, it should instead raise a `NotImplementedError` – L3viathan Jun 27 '20 at 19:40
Note that neither of these are adequate uses. ``NotImplementedError`` should be raised instead. – MisterMiyagi Jun 27 '20 at 19:40

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Just this:

You can then disable the assertion, by running your Python scripts with the -O switch.
Using assert gives consistency with other uses of assert, in the more common cases where the assertion is non-constant rather than just 0. (But False should really be used instead.)

answered Jun 27 '20 at 19:35

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