use-assert-equal

Collection: fixit-extra Autofix: Yes Python: Any

Prefer specific unittest comparison assertions over assertTrue comparisons.

Message

“assertTrue” does not compare its arguments, use “assertEqual” or other appropriate functions.

Valid examples

self.assertEqual(a, b)

self.assertNotEqual(a, b)

self.assertTrue(a < b)

self.assertTrue(a == b == c)

self.assertTrue(data.is_valid(), "is_valid() method")

self.assertTrue(validate(len(obj.getName(type=SHORT))))

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self.assertTrue(condition, message_string)

self.assertTrue(a, 3)

self.assertTrue(optional, None)

Invalid examples

self.assertTrue(a == b)

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self.assertEqual(a, b)

self.assertTrue(a != b)

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self.assertNotEqual(a, b)

self.assertTrue(a == b, "message")

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self.assertEqual(a, b, "message")

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self.assertTrue(not a == b)

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self.assertNotEqual(a, b)

self.assertTrue(not a != b)

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self.assertEqual(a, b)