[BUG] python -O bzr selftest fails

[Aaron Bentley]

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Robey Pointer wrote:
> Well I think the idea is that in running code out in the wild, you'd 
> rather drop the strict checking and keep the server running as much  as
> possible -- the asserts are only for debugging.

AIUI, asserts are for making statements that can never be false in a
bug-free system-- they're an integrity test, not for input checking.

> But since that's how that kind of assertion works, it seems pointless 
> to rail against the fact that it's useless for unit tests. ;)

You can see how their purpose (as I see it) dovetails nicely with testing.

Aaron
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