.. _assert-on-string-literal:

assert-on-string-literal / W0129
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**Message emitted:**

Assert statement has a string literal as its first argument. The assert will %s fail.

**Description:**

*Used when an assert statement has a string literal as its first argument, which will cause the assert to always pass.*


**Correct code:**

.. code-block:: python

  def test():
      # Nothing, as an assert of a string literal will always pass


**Problematic code:**

.. code-block:: python

  def test():
      assert "There is an AssertionError"  # [assert-on-string-literal]




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