[Python-Dev] Re: test_support.py

[Guido van Rossum]

>       if not condition:
> !         raise AssertionError(reason)

Wouldn't it be better if this raised TestFailed rather than
AssertionError?  Or is there code that catches the AssertionError?

[...grep...]

Yes, there's code that catches AssertionError:

(1) in Marc-Andre's own test_unicode.py;

(2) in test_re, which catches AssertionError and raises TestFailed
    instead.

Proposal:

(1) change verify() to raise TestFailed;

(2) change test_unicode.py to catch TestFailed instead.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)