Use the -O flag for improved performance in error handling

[adamamer20]

When running a python script with the -O flag, CPython doesn't compile the bytecode of

• assert
• if __debug__ code blocks

We might optimize "production-ready" models by converting errors to assertions or raising errors in an if __debug__ code block, while maintaining error handling capabilities during development and debugging.

[reyan-singh]

@adamamer20 @EwoutH fixed in PR #141