assertion methods in python code example

Example 1: assert keyword python

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"""assert:
evaluates an expression and raises AssertionError
if expression returns False
"""
assert 1 == 1  # does not raise an error
assert False  # raises AssertionError
# gives an error with a message as provided in the second argument
assert 1 + 1 == 3, "1 + 1 does not equal 3"
"""When line 7 is run:
AssertionError: 1 + 1 does not equal 3
"""

Example 2: self.assertequal python

'''
In other words, assertEquals is a function to check if two variables are equal, for purposes of automated testing:
'''

def assertEquals(var1, var2):
    if var1 == var2:
        return True
    else:
        return False