Guido van Rossum added the comment:

I suspect the assert is an overflow check. But since asserts are
compiled into no-ops unless we're using debug mode, I don't see the
point of using an assert.  Just to close the issue I'll replace it with
a proper overflow check.

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assignee:  -> gvanrossum
priority:  -> high

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