[Python-Dev] PEP: Consolidating names and classes in the unittest module (original) (raw)

Michael Foord fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk
Tue Jul 15 01:08:30 CEST 2008

Ben Finney wrote:

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Remove redundant names ---------------------- The following attribute names exist only as synonyms for other names. They are to be removed, leaving only one name for each attribute in the API. TestCase attributes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * assertEqual * assertEquals * assertNotEqual * assertNotEquals * assertAlmostEqual * assertAlmostEquals * assertNotAlmostEqual * assertNotAlmostEquals * assertRaises * assert * assertTrue * assertFalse Although you may prefer the 'failIf' and 'failUnless' names, the consensus in the last discussion was that the 'assert*' names were to be preferred.

I protest the removal of the assert names - and in the absence of likely consensus (and barring a dictat of course) I suggest this part of the proposal be excised.

Michael

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