dont use assert, throw

Author: Jeff

sogs/events.py

@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ def _propagate_event(eventname, *args):
 
 def api(f, *, name=None, minargs=None):
     """ set up a request handler for zmq for a function with name of the endpoint """
-    assert name is not None
+    if name is None:
+        raise ValueError('api endpoint name cannot be none')
 
     def _handle_request(msg):
         try: