On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:46:49 +1000 Steven D'Aprano wrote: > errors and not rely on the compiler. No compiler will catch this error: > > x = 12.0 # feet > # three pages of code > y = 15.0 # metres > # three more pages of code > distance = x + y > if distance < 27: > fire_retro_rockets() > > And lo, one multi-billion dollar Mars lander starts braking either too > early or too late. Result: a new crater on Mars, named after the NASA > employee who thought the compiler would catch errors.
So, I guess, you have a spare Mars lander especially for unit-testing? :) -- jk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
