assertion ordering

def good_stick_three_character_strings_together(x, y):
    """Should return x, a space, then y; for example: 
    x = dog
    y = cat
    returns "dog cat"
    """
    assert type(x) == str and type(y) == str
    assert len(x) == 3 and len(y) == 3

    return x + ' ' + y

def bad_stick_three_character_strings_together(x, y):
    """Should return x, a space, then y; for example: 
    x = dog
    y = cat
    returns "dog cat"
    """
    assert len(x) == 3 and len(y) == 3
    assert type(x) == str and type(y) == str

    return x + ' ' + y

print('some cases that work')
print(good_stick_three_character_strings_together('dog', 'cat'))
print(bad_stick_three_character_strings_together('dog', 'cat'))

print('cases that will break; we want an AssertionError, not a TypeError')
# this first one gives us a nice error
try:
    print(good_stick_three_character_strings_together(99, 'cat'))
except AssertionError:
    print('got an assertion error')
# this one gives us an ugly error
try:
    print(bad_stick_three_character_strings_together(99, 'cat'))
except AssertionError:
    print('got an assertion error')