[Python-Dev] unittest's redundant assertions: asserts vs. failIf/Unlesses

[Michael Foord]

Jonathan Lange wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Gabriel Grant <grantgm at mcmaster.ca> wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>>  This gem from unittest.py is pretty much the opposite of "one obvious way":
>>
>>     # Synonyms for assertion methods
>>
>>     
> [snip]
>   
>>  Could these be removed for 3k?
>>
>>     
>
> I agree with others who say that we shouldn't do this for Python 3k.
> If we want to get rid of them, we should deprecate them, wait a
> release or so, *then* remove them.
>
> That said, can we axe one of (assertEqual, assertEquals) too?
>   

We should keep 'assertEquals'.

Michael
> jml
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