Re: AssertEquals __unicode__

On 25/08/11 11:34, Torsten wrote:
> Hi
>
> How do I do that right ?
>
> I have a class like:
>
> class Invoice
> ...
> def __unicode__(self):
> return unicode(str(self.created_at.year)+'/'+str(self.id))
>
> and an test here:
>
>
> def test_invoice_number(self):
> invoice = Invoice.objects.create(created_at="2011-07-28",
> customer_id=1, payable_at='2012-12-12')
> invoice.save()
> self.assertEqual("Invoice: 2011/1", invoice)
>
>
> with the follwoing result:
>
> File "/Users/torsten/PycharmProjects/invoiz/invoice/tests.py", line
> 22, in test_invoice_number
> self.assertEqual("2011/1", invoice)
> AssertionError: '2011/1' !=<Invoice: 2011/1>
>
>
> Thanks for help
>
> Torsten
>
You want to compare the unicode string for the object, so use the
unicode function. The following should work:

self.assertEqual("Invoice: 2011/1", unicode(invoice))

Regards,
Alasdair

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