Fix #1614: Replace assertion with proper error handling in argument parser #1666
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Summary
Replaces a bare
assert
statement in the argument parser with proper error handling to preventAssertionError
from being exposed to users.Problem
The
_guess_method()
function had an assertion that could fail in edge cases:When this fails, users see an unhelpful stack trace instead of a clear error message.
Solution
Replace the assertion with user-facing error handling:
Changes
httpie/cli/argparser.py
: Replace assertion withself.error()
calltests/test_cli.py
: Add 2 regression tests toTestArgumentParser
classTesting
All tests pass. Backward compatible - no changes to valid command behavior.
Fixes #1614