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authorAntony Lee <anntzer.lee@gmail.com>2016-02-19 15:02:35 -0800
committerAntony Lee <anntzer.lee@gmail.com>2016-02-19 17:29:49 -0800
commit91a86f6715604183741f84d429a3a5c2fc7d7e9e (patch)
tree1ac82c3c1fdbf9fdb0731301d535e3ed07bcd332 /numpy/testing/utils.py
parent6d3b34fed6d5c1af6eb02cd47d31ee48a15b582d (diff)
downloadnumpy-91a86f6715604183741f84d429a3a5c2fc7d7e9e.tar.gz
Clarify error on repr failure in assert_equal.
assert_equal(np.array([0, 1]), np.matrix([0, 1])) used to print x: array([0, 1]) y: [repr failed] now prints x: array([0, 1]) y: [repr failed for <matrix>: The truth value of an array with more than one element is ambiguous. Use a.any() or a.all()]
Diffstat (limited to 'numpy/testing/utils.py')
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/testing/utils.py b/numpy/testing/utils.py
index f2588788d..133330a12 100644
--- a/numpy/testing/utils.py
+++ b/numpy/testing/utils.py
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ def build_err_msg(arrays, err_msg, header='Items are not equal:',
try:
r = r_func(a)
- except:
- r = '[repr failed]'
+ except Exception as exc:
+ r = '[repr failed for <{}>: {}]'.format(type(a).__name__, exc)
if r.count('\n') > 3:
r = '\n'.join(r.splitlines()[:3])
r += '...'