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Assertions. Programmers use assert statements to verify expectations,
such as the output of a function being tested. An assert statement has an
expression in a boolean context, followed by a quoted line of text (single or
double quotes are both fine, but be consistent) that will be displayed if the
expression evaluates to a false value.
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1.5 Controlmost functions, which are meant to be general, tests
involve selecting and validating calls with specific argument values. Tests
also serve as documentation: they demonstrate how to call a function and what
argument values are appropriate.
<span>Assertions. Programmers use assert statements to verify expectations,
such as the output of a function being tested. An assert statement has an
expression in a boolean context, followed by a quoted line of text (single or
double quotes are both fine, but be consistent) that will be displayed if the
expression evaluates to a false value.
>>> assert fib(8) == 13, 'The 8th Fibonacci number should be 13'
When the expression being asserted evaluates to a true value, executing an
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