Am 04.07.2011 18:23, schrieb Antoine Pitrou: > On 2011年7月04日 18:06:53 +0200 > victor.stinner <python-checkins at python.org> wrote: >> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7eef821ab20d >> changeset: 71197:7eef821ab20d >> user: Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com> >> date: Mon Jul 04 18:06:35 2011 +0200 >> summary: >> Issue #12469: replace assertions by explicit if+raise >> Instead of generic Exception, it would be better to use AssertionError. What is the reason for this change anyway -- as far as I can see this code is never run with -O. Also I don't see how it relates to #12469. Georg