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diff --git a/numpy/testing/utils.py b/numpy/testing/utils.py
index 538014f33..3e99fd386 100644
--- a/numpy/testing/utils.py
+++ b/numpy/testing/utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import operator
__all__ = ['assert_equal', 'assert_almost_equal','assert_approx_equal',
'assert_array_equal', 'assert_array_less', 'assert_string_equal',
'assert_array_almost_equal', 'build_err_msg', 'jiffies', 'memusage',
- 'rand', 'rundocs', 'runstring']
+ 'raises', 'rand', 'rundocs', 'runstring']
def rand(*args):
"""Returns an array of random numbers with the given shape.
@@ -317,3 +317,34 @@ def rundocs(filename=None):
for test in tests:
runner.run(test)
return
+
+
+def raises(*exceptions):
+ """ Assert that a test function raises one of the specified exceptions to
+ pass.
+ """
+ # FIXME: when we transition to nose, just use its implementation. It's
+ # better.
+ def deco(function):
+ def f2(*args, **kwds):
+ try:
+ function(*args, **kwds)
+ except exceptions:
+ pass
+ except:
+ # Anything else.
+ raise
+ else:
+ raise AssertionError('%s() did not raise one of (%s)' %
+ (function.__name__, ', '.join([e.__name__ for e in exceptions])))
+ try:
+ f2.__name__ = function.__name__
+ except TypeError:
+ # Python 2.3 does not permit this.
+ pass
+ f2.__dict__ = function.__dict__
+ f2.__doc__ = function.__doc__
+ f2.__module__ = function.__module__
+ return f2
+
+ return deco