[Python-Dev] PEP: Consolidating names and classes in the `unittest` module

[Michael Foord]

Ben Finney wrote:
> [snip..]
>
> 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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