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diff --git a/Lib/unittest/case.py b/Lib/unittest/case.py
index de589685c3..b984bb951f 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/case.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/case.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from .util import (
)
__unittest = True
-TRUNCATED_DIFF = '\n[diff truncated...]'
class SkipTest(Exception):
"""
@@ -157,6 +156,11 @@ class TestCase(object):
longMessage = False
+ # This attribute sets the maximum length of a diff in failure messsages
+ # by assert methods using difflib. It is looked up as an instance attribute
+ # so can be configured by individual tests if required.
+ maxDiff = 80*8
+
# Attribute used by TestSuite for classSetUp
_classSetupFailed = False
@@ -589,8 +593,7 @@ class TestCase(object):
failUnlessRaises = _deprecate(assertRaises)
failIf = _deprecate(assertFalse)
- def assertSequenceEqual(self, seq1, seq2, msg=None, seq_type=None,
- max_diff=80*8):
+ def assertSequenceEqual(self, seq1, seq2, msg=None, seq_type=None):
"""An equality assertion for ordered sequences (like lists and tuples).
For the purposes of this function, a valid ordered sequence type is one
@@ -603,7 +606,6 @@ class TestCase(object):
datatype should be enforced.
msg: Optional message to use on failure instead of a list of
differences.
- max_diff: Maximum size off the diff, larger diffs are not shown
"""
if seq_type is not None:
seq_type_name = seq_type.__name__
@@ -690,14 +692,15 @@ class TestCase(object):
diffMsg = '\n' + '\n'.join(
difflib.ndiff(pprint.pformat(seq1).splitlines(),
pprint.pformat(seq2).splitlines()))
- standardMsg = self._truncateMessage(standardMsg, diffMsg, max_diff)
+ standardMsg = self._truncateMessage(standardMsg, diffMsg)
msg = self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg)
self.fail(msg)
- def _truncateMessage(self, message, diff, max_diff):
+ def _truncateMessage(self, message, diff):
+ max_diff = self.maxDiff
if max_diff is None or len(diff) <= max_diff:
return message + diff
- return message + diff[:max_diff] + TRUNCATED_DIFF
+ return message
def assertListEqual(self, list1, list2, msg=None):
"""A list-specific equality assertion.
@@ -797,9 +800,10 @@ class TestCase(object):
self.assert_(isinstance(d2, dict), 'Second argument is not a dictionary')
if d1 != d2:
- standardMsg = ('\n' + '\n'.join(difflib.ndiff(
+ diff = ('\n' + '\n'.join(difflib.ndiff(
pprint.pformat(d1).splitlines(),
pprint.pformat(d2).splitlines())))
+ standardMsg = self._truncateMessage('', diff)
self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
def assertDictContainsSubset(self, expected, actual, msg=None):
@@ -882,8 +886,9 @@ class TestCase(object):
'Second argument is not a string'))
if first != second:
- standardMsg = '\n' + ''.join(difflib.ndiff(first.splitlines(True),
+ diff = '\n' + ''.join(difflib.ndiff(first.splitlines(True),
second.splitlines(True)))
+ standardMsg = self._truncateMessage('', diff)
self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
def assertLess(self, a, b, msg=None):