Fix problem with .form and named forms

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/docs/news.txt b/docs/news.txt
index ab69d85..a66b37c 100644
--- a/docs/news.txt
+++ b/docs/news.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ svn trunk
 * Added a ``current`` method (an alias of ``current_conf``) to
   ``paste.config.DispatchingConfig``.
 
+* Make test response ``.form`` attribute work when you have a single
+  named form.
+
 1.4
 ---
 
diff --git a/paste/fixture.py b/paste/fixture.py
index e43d59d..9e2e1cb 100644
--- a/paste/fixture.py
+++ b/paste/fixture.py
@@ -505,10 +505,13 @@ class TestResponse(object):
 
     def form__get(self):
         forms = self.forms
-        assert len(forms) > 0, (
-            "You used response.form, but no forms exist")
-        assert len(forms) == 1, (
-            "You used response.form, but more than one form exists")
+        if not forms:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "You used response.form, but no forms exist")
+        if 1 in forms:
+            # There is more than one form
+            raise TypeError(
+                "You used response.form, but more than one form exists")
         return forms[0]
 
     form = property(form__get,