kodi 17.6 python bug

kodi-python-assert-ignored-fml.md

addon.py

def log(msg):
    print('[test] %s' % msg)

data = {'key1':1, 'key': 2}
try:
    assert 'key3' in data, 'no key'
except Exception as e:
    log(str(e))
else:
    log('ok')
finally:
    log('end')

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general output

plugin.video.test python2 addon.py
[test] no key
[test] end
➜  plugin.video.test python3 addon.py
[test] no key
[test] end

kodi output, test OSX and Android 32bit

00:49:58.893 T:123145376911360   DEBUG: [test] ok
00:49:58.893 T:123145376911360   DEBUG: [test] end

WHY?

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=291013&pid=2421968#pid2421968

We set PYTHONOPTIMIZE=1 when loading the interpreter on most platforms.