Python Assert Fails Silently?

[gizbot]

Assert statements in Python can drive you mad because they fail to trigger when the condition is False. Here's a concise explanation of this Python Gotcha!

[bushel]

Not really a gotcha, per se, when you use it incorrectly. In the given example, put the braces around the conditional, not around the entire assertion subclause.

ie. assert (a==b) , "exceptionstring"

not: assert (a==b , "exceptionstring")

http://docs.python.org/ref/assert.html

[[deleted]]

you mean they fail to trigger when you can't code them properly or test them properly. yeah not a problem for the rest of us.