From 44471b71a272bc5688a22ccd753a1cbeb45bcca3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PRC-SAK <Steve@PyxisRC.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:36:03 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] mcp23016.py - Change assert to if in get_pin()

Removed assert stmt and added if stmt returning a
ValueError if pin number is out of bounds.
---
 adafruit_mcp230xx/mcp23016.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/adafruit_mcp230xx/mcp23016.py b/adafruit_mcp230xx/mcp23016.py
index 3fcdbf5..a68306b 100644
--- a/adafruit_mcp230xx/mcp23016.py
+++ b/adafruit_mcp230xx/mcp23016.py
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ def get_pin(self, pin):
         """Convenience function to create an instance of the DigitalInOut class
         pointing at the specified pin of this MCP23016 device.
         """
-        assert 0 <= pin <= 15
+        if not 0 <= pin <= 15:
+            raise ValueError("Pin number must be 0-15.")
         return DigitalInOut(pin, self)
 
     def clear_inta(self):