how to use assert in python

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6"""assert:
7evaluates an expression and raises AssertionError
8if expression returns False
9"""
10assert 1 == 1  # does not raise an error
11assert False  # raises AssertionError
12# gives an error with a message as provided in the second argument
13assert 1 + 1 == 3, "1 + 1 does not equal 3"
14"""When line 7 is run:
15AssertionError: 1 + 1 does not equal 3
16"""

1assert <condition>,<error message>
2#The assert condition must always be True, else it will stop execution and return the error message in the second argument
3assert 1==2 , "Not True" #returns 'Not True' as Assertion Error.

1In simple words, if the assert condition is true then the
2program control will execute the next test step but if the condition is
3false, the execution will stop and further test step will not be executed.
4

1x = "hello"
2
3#if condition returns False, AssertionError is raised:
4assert x == "goodbye", "x should be 'hello'"
5-----------------------------------------------------------------
6Traceback (most recent call last):
7  File "demo_ref_keyword_assert2.py", line 4, in <module>
8    assert x == "goodbye", "x should be 'hello'"
9AssertionError: x should be 'hello'

1name = 'quaid'
2# check if name assigned is what assert expects else raise exception
3assert(name == 'sam'), f'name is {name}, it should be sam'
4
5print("Hello {check_name}".format(check_name = name))
6#output: Assertion Error 
7# quaid is not what assert expects rather it expects sam as a string assigned to name variable
8# No print out is received

1    assert type(num) is int,"num must be an integer"