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@@ -792,11 +792,14 @@ Test cases
Run the test, collecting the result into the test result object passed as
*result*. If *result* is omitted or ``None``, a temporary result
object is created (by calling the :meth:`defaultTestResult` method) and
- used. The result object is not returned to :meth:`run`'s caller.
+ used. The result object is returned to :meth:`run`'s caller.
The same effect may be had by simply calling the :class:`TestCase`
instance.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+ Previous versions of ``run`` did not return the result. Neither did
+ calling an instance.
.. method:: skipTest(reason)
@@ -857,10 +860,11 @@ Test cases
| <TestCase.assertNotIsInstance>` | | |
+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
- All the assert methods (except :meth:`assertRaises`,
- :meth:`assertRaisesRegex`, :meth:`assertWarns`, :meth:`assertWarnsRegex`)
- accept a *msg* argument that, if specified, is used as the error message on
- failure (see also :data:`longMessage`).
+ All the assert methods accept a *msg* argument that, if specified, is used
+ as the error message on failure (see also :data:`longMessage`).
+ Note that the *msg* keyword argument can be passed to :meth:`assertRaises`,
+ :meth:`assertRaisesRegex`, :meth:`assertWarns`, :meth:`assertWarnsRegex`
+ only when they are used as a context manager.
.. method:: assertEqual(first, second, msg=None)
@@ -955,7 +959,7 @@ Test cases
+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+
.. method:: assertRaises(exception, callable, *args, **kwds)
- assertRaises(exception)
+ assertRaises(exception, msg=None)
Test that an exception is raised when *callable* is called with any
positional or keyword arguments that are also passed to
@@ -964,12 +968,16 @@ Test cases
To catch any of a group of exceptions, a tuple containing the exception
classes may be passed as *exception*.
- If only the *exception* argument is given, returns a context manager so
- that the code under test can be written inline rather than as a function::
+ If only the *exception* and possibly the *msg* arguments are given,
+ return a context manager so that the code under test can be written
+ inline rather than as a function::
with self.assertRaises(SomeException):
do_something()
+ When used as a context manager, :meth:`assertRaises` accepts the
+ additional keyword argument *msg*.
+
The context manager will store the caught exception object in its
:attr:`exception` attribute. This can be useful if the intention
is to perform additional checks on the exception raised::
@@ -986,9 +994,12 @@ Test cases
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
Added the :attr:`exception` attribute.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+ Added the *msg* keyword argument when used as a context manager.
+
.. method:: assertRaisesRegex(exception, regex, callable, *args, **kwds)
- assertRaisesRegex(exception, regex)
+ assertRaisesRegex(exception, regex, msg=None)
Like :meth:`assertRaises` but also tests that *regex* matches
on the string representation of the raised exception. *regex* may be
@@ -1005,12 +1016,16 @@ Test cases
.. versionadded:: 3.1
under the name ``assertRaisesRegexp``.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
Renamed to :meth:`assertRaisesRegex`.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+ Added the *msg* keyword argument when used as a context manager.
+
.. method:: assertWarns(warning, callable, *args, **kwds)
- assertWarns(warning)
+ assertWarns(warning, msg=None)
Test that a warning is triggered when *callable* is called with any
positional or keyword arguments that are also passed to
@@ -1019,12 +1034,16 @@ Test cases
To catch any of a group of warnings, a tuple containing the warning
classes may be passed as *warnings*.
- If only the *warning* argument is given, returns a context manager so
- that the code under test can be written inline rather than as a function::
+ If only the *warning* and possibly the *msg* arguments are given,
+ returns a context manager so that the code under test can be written
+ inline rather than as a function::
with self.assertWarns(SomeWarning):
do_something()
+ When used as a context manager, :meth:`assertRaises` accepts the
+ additional keyword argument *msg*.
+
The context manager will store the caught warning object in its
:attr:`warning` attribute, and the source line which triggered the
warnings in the :attr:`filename` and :attr:`lineno` attributes.
@@ -1042,9 +1061,12 @@ Test cases
.. versionadded:: 3.2
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+ Added the *msg* keyword argument when used as a context manager.
+
.. method:: assertWarnsRegex(warning, regex, callable, *args, **kwds)
- assertWarnsRegex(warning, regex)
+ assertWarnsRegex(warning, regex, msg=None)
Like :meth:`assertWarns` but also tests that *regex* matches on the
message of the triggered warning. *regex* may be a regular expression
@@ -1062,6 +1084,8 @@ Test cases
.. versionadded:: 3.2
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.3
+ Added the *msg* keyword argument when used as a context manager.
There are also other methods used to perform more specific checks, such as:
@@ -1151,21 +1175,6 @@ Test cases
:meth:`.assertNotRegex`.
- .. method:: assertDictContainsSubset(subset, dictionary, msg=None)
-
- Tests whether the key/value pairs in *dictionary* are a superset of
- those in *subset*. If not, an error message listing the missing keys
- and mismatched values is generated.
-
- Note, the arguments are in the opposite order of what the method name
- dictates. Instead, consider using the set-methods on :ref:`dictionary
- views <dict-views>`, for example: ``d.keys() <= e.keys()`` or
- ``d.items() <= d.items()``.
-
- .. versionadded:: 3.1
- .. deprecated:: 3.2
-
-
.. method:: assertCountEqual(first, second, msg=None)
Test that sequence *first* contains the same elements as *second*,
@@ -1180,21 +1189,6 @@ Test cases
.. versionadded:: 3.2
- .. method:: assertSameElements(first, second, msg=None)
-
- Test that sequence *first* contains the same elements as *second*,
- regardless of their order. When they don't, an error message listing
- the differences between the sequences will be generated.
-
- Duplicate elements are ignored when comparing *first* and *second*.
- It is the equivalent of ``assertEqual(set(first), set(second))``
- but it works with sequences of unhashable objects as well. Because
- duplicates are ignored, this method has been deprecated in favour of
- :meth:`assertCountEqual`.
-
- .. versionadded:: 3.1
- .. deprecated:: 3.2
-
.. _type-specific-methods: