== Why is this an issue?

Using the ``++assert++`` statement on a tuple literal will always fail if the tuple is empty, and always succeed otherwise.


The ``++assert++`` statement does not have parentheses around its parameters. Calling ``++assert(x, y)++`` will test if the tuple ``++(x, y)++`` is True, which is always the case.


There are two possible fixes:

* If your intention is to test the first value of the tuple and use the second value as a message, simply remove the parentheses.
* If your intention is to check that every element of the tuple is ``++True++``, test each value separately.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,python]
----
def test_values(a, b):
    assert (a, b)  # Noncompliant
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,python]
----
def test_values(a, b):
    # If you mean to test "a" and use "b" as an error message
    assert a, b

    # If you mean to test the values of "a" and "b"
    assert a and b
----


== Resources

* https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#the-assert-statement[Python documentation - The ``++assert++`` statement]


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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Fix this assertion on a tuple literal; did you mean "assert A, B".


=== Highlighting

The tuple parameter


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== Comments And Links
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=== deprecates: S1721

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