Python assert(False) vs assert(false) : A recent coding error of mine has made me think...

I have been using `assert(false)` instead of `assert(False)` in one of my functions.

This function is invoked only inside `try/except` clauses.

So I never noticed this "compilation error", until I actually printed the details of the exception.

Then it made me wonder if there were any runtime differences between the two.

Of course, the "`false`" here can be replaced with any other undefined symbol.

Obviously, the printouts themselves would be different.

Here's a simple test that I conducted:

    try:
        assert false
    except Exception,e:
        print "false: class name = {:15}, message = {}".format(e.__class__.__name__,e.message)
    
    try:
        assert False
    except Exception,e:
        print "False: class name = {:15}, message = {}".format(e.__class__.__name__,e.message)

The printout of this test is:

    false: class name = NameError      , message = name 'false' is not defined
    False: class name = AssertionError , message = 

So my question is, are there any other runtime differences here? In particularly, I am interested to know if using `assert(false)` over `assert(False)` could somehow hinder the performance of my program.

Thank you very much!