Revert "bpo-45162: Remove many old deprecated unittest features (pythonGH-28268)"

This reverts commit b0a6ede.

We're deferring this change until 3.12 while upstream projects that use
the legacy assertion method names are fixed.  See the issue for links
to the discussion.

Author: gpshead

Doc/library/unittest.rst

@@ -1255,6 +1255,9 @@ Test cases
          :meth:`.assertRegex`.
       .. versionadded:: 3.2
          :meth:`.assertNotRegex`.
+      .. versionadded:: 3.5
+         The name ``assertNotRegexpMatches`` is a deprecated alias
+         for :meth:`.assertNotRegex`.
 
 
    .. method:: assertCountEqual(first, second, msg=None)
@@ -1620,6 +1623,40 @@ Test cases
    :mod:`unittest`-based test framework.
 
 
+.. _deprecated-aliases:
+
+Deprecated aliases
+##################
+
+For historical reasons, some of the :class:`TestCase` methods had one or more
+aliases that are now deprecated.  The following table lists the correct names
+along with their deprecated aliases:
+
+   ==============================  ====================== =======================
+    Method Name                     Deprecated alias       Deprecated alias
+   ==============================  ====================== =======================
+    :meth:`.assertEqual`            failUnlessEqual        assertEquals
+    :meth:`.assertNotEqual`         failIfEqual            assertNotEquals
+    :meth:`.assertTrue`             failUnless             assert\_
+    :meth:`.assertFalse`            failIf
+    :meth:`.assertRaises`           failUnlessRaises
+    :meth:`.assertAlmostEqual`      failUnlessAlmostEqual  assertAlmostEquals
+    :meth:`.assertNotAlmostEqual`   failIfAlmostEqual      assertNotAlmostEquals
+    :meth:`.assertRegex`                                   assertRegexpMatches
+    :meth:`.assertNotRegex`                                assertNotRegexpMatches
+    :meth:`.assertRaisesRegex`                             assertRaisesRegexp
+   ==============================  ====================== =======================
+
+   .. deprecated:: 3.1
+         The fail* aliases listed in the second column have been deprecated.
+   .. deprecated:: 3.2
+         The assert* aliases listed in the third column have been deprecated.
+   .. deprecated:: 3.2
+         ``assertRegexpMatches`` and ``assertRaisesRegexp`` have been renamed to
+         :meth:`.assertRegex` and :meth:`.assertRaisesRegex`.
+   .. deprecated:: 3.5
+         The ``assertNotRegexpMatches`` name is deprecated in favor of :meth:`.assertNotRegex`.
+
 .. _testsuite-objects:
 
 Grouping tests
@@ -1745,7 +1782,7 @@ Loading and running tests
       case is created for that method instead.
 
 
-   .. method:: loadTestsFromModule(module, *, pattern=None)
+   .. method:: loadTestsFromModule(module, pattern=None)
 
       Return a suite of all test cases contained in the given module. This
       method searches *module* for classes derived from :class:`TestCase` and
@@ -1769,11 +1806,10 @@ Loading and running tests
          Support for ``load_tests`` added.
 
       .. versionchanged:: 3.5
-         Support for a keyword-only argument *pattern* has been added.
-
-      .. versionchanged:: 3.11
-         The undocumented and unofficial *use_load_tests* parameter has been
-         removed.
+         The undocumented and unofficial *use_load_tests* default argument is
+         deprecated and ignored, although it is still accepted for backward
+         compatibility.  The method also now accepts a keyword-only argument
+         *pattern* which is passed to ``load_tests`` as the third argument.
 
 
    .. method:: loadTestsFromName(name, module=None)
@@ -2130,6 +2166,8 @@ Loading and running tests
    :class:`TextTestRunner`.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.2
+      This class was previously named ``_TextTestResult``. The old name still
+      exists as an alias but is deprecated.
 
 
 .. data:: defaultTestLoader
@@ -2152,7 +2190,10 @@ Loading and running tests
    By default this runner shows :exc:`DeprecationWarning`,
    :exc:`PendingDeprecationWarning`, :exc:`ResourceWarning` and
    :exc:`ImportWarning` even if they are :ref:`ignored by default
-   <warning-ignored>`.  This behavior can
+   <warning-ignored>`. Deprecation warnings caused by :ref:`deprecated unittest
+   methods <deprecated-aliases>` are also special-cased and, when the warning
+   filters are ``'default'`` or ``'always'``, they will appear only once
+   per-module, in order to avoid too many warning messages.  This behavior can
    be overridden using Python's :option:`!-Wd` or :option:`!-Wa` options
    (see :ref:`Warning control <using-on-warnings>`) and leaving
    *warnings* to ``None``.

Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst

@@ -489,28 +489,6 @@ Removed
   and :class:`fileinput.FileInput`, deprecated since Python 3.9.
   (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :issue:`45132`.)
 
-* Removed many old deprecated :mod:`unittest` features:
-
-  - :class:`~unittest.TestCase` method aliases ``failUnlessEqual``,
-    ``failIfEqual``, ``failUnless``, ``failIf``, ``failUnlessRaises``,
-    ``failUnlessAlmostEqual``, ``failIfAlmostEqual`` (deprecated in Python 3.1),
-    ``assertEquals``, ``assertNotEquals``, ``assert_``, ``assertAlmostEquals``,
-    ``assertNotAlmostEquals``, ``assertRegexpMatches``, ``assertRaisesRegexp``
-    (deprecated in Python 3.2), and ``assertNotRegexpMatches`` (deprecated in
-    Python 3.5).
-
-  - Undocumented and broken :class:`~unittest.TestCase` method
-    ``assertDictContainsSubset`` (deprecated in Python 3.2).
-
-  - Undocumented :meth:`<unittest.TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule>
-    TestLoader.loadTestsFromModule` parameter *use_load_tests* (deprecated
-    and ignored since Python 3.2).
-
-  - An alias of the :class:`~unittest.TextTestResult` class:
-    ``_TextTestResult`` (deprecated in Python 3.2).
-
-  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`45162`.)
-
 * The following deprecated functions and methods are removed in the :mod:`gettext`
   module: :func:`~gettext.lgettext`, :func:`~gettext.ldgettext`,
   :func:`~gettext.lngettext` and :func:`~gettext.ldngettext`.

Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst

@@ -1815,7 +1815,8 @@ names.
    ===============================   ==============================
 
   Likewise, the ``TestCase.fail*`` methods deprecated in Python 3.1 are expected
-  to be removed in Python 3.3.
+  to be removed in Python 3.3.  Also see the :ref:`deprecated-aliases` section in
+  the :mod:`unittest` documentation.
 
   (Contributed by Ezio Melotti; :issue:`9424`.)
 

Lib/unittest/__init__.py

@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ def testMultiply(self):
 # IsolatedAsyncioTestCase will be imported lazily.
 from .loader import makeSuite, getTestCaseNames, findTestCases
 
+# deprecated
+_TextTestResult = TextTestResult
+
 
 # There are no tests here, so don't try to run anything discovered from
 # introspecting the symbols (e.g. FunctionTestCase). Instead, all our

Lib/unittest/case.py

@@ -1139,6 +1139,35 @@ def assertDictEqual(self, d1, d2, msg=None):
             standardMsg = self._truncateMessage(standardMsg, diff)
             self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
 
+    def assertDictContainsSubset(self, subset, dictionary, msg=None):
+        """Checks whether dictionary is a superset of subset."""
+        warnings.warn('assertDictContainsSubset is deprecated',
+                      DeprecationWarning)
+        missing = []
+        mismatched = []
+        for key, value in subset.items():
+            if key not in dictionary:
+                missing.append(key)
+            elif value != dictionary[key]:
+                mismatched.append('%s, expected: %s, actual: %s' %
+                                  (safe_repr(key), safe_repr(value),
+                                   safe_repr(dictionary[key])))
+
+        if not (missing or mismatched):
+            return
+
+        standardMsg = ''
+        if missing:
+            standardMsg = 'Missing: %s' % ','.join(safe_repr(m) for m in
+                                                    missing)
+        if mismatched:
+            if standardMsg:
+                standardMsg += '; '
+            standardMsg += 'Mismatched values: %s' % ','.join(mismatched)
+
+        self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
+
+
     def assertCountEqual(self, first, second, msg=None):
         """Asserts that two iterables have the same elements, the same number of
         times, without regard to order.
@@ -1302,6 +1331,27 @@ def assertNotRegex(self, text, unexpected_regex, msg=None):
             raise self.failureException(msg)
 
 
+    def _deprecate(original_func):
+        def deprecated_func(*args, **kwargs):
+            warnings.warn(
+                'Please use {0} instead.'.format(original_func.__name__),
+                DeprecationWarning, 2)
+            return original_func(*args, **kwargs)
+        return deprecated_func
+
+    # see #9424
+    failUnlessEqual = assertEquals = _deprecate(assertEqual)
+    failIfEqual = assertNotEquals = _deprecate(assertNotEqual)
+    failUnlessAlmostEqual = assertAlmostEquals = _deprecate(assertAlmostEqual)
+    failIfAlmostEqual = assertNotAlmostEquals = _deprecate(assertNotAlmostEqual)
+    failUnless = assert_ = _deprecate(assertTrue)
+    failUnlessRaises = _deprecate(assertRaises)
+    failIf = _deprecate(assertFalse)
+    assertRaisesRegexp = _deprecate(assertRaisesRegex)
+    assertRegexpMatches = _deprecate(assertRegex)
+    assertNotRegexpMatches = _deprecate(assertNotRegex)
+
+
 
 class FunctionTestCase(TestCase):
     """A test case that wraps a test function.

Lib/unittest/loader.py

@@ -93,8 +93,30 @@ def loadTestsFromTestCase(self, testCaseClass):
         loaded_suite = self.suiteClass(map(testCaseClass, testCaseNames))
         return loaded_suite
 
-    def loadTestsFromModule(self, module, *, pattern=None):
+    # XXX After Python 3.5, remove backward compatibility hacks for
+    # use_load_tests deprecation via *args and **kws.  See issue 16662.
+    def loadTestsFromModule(self, module, *args, pattern=None, **kws):
         """Return a suite of all test cases contained in the given module"""
+        # This method used to take an undocumented and unofficial
+        # use_load_tests argument.  For backward compatibility, we still
+        # accept the argument (which can also be the first position) but we
+        # ignore it and issue a deprecation warning if it's present.
+        if len(args) > 0 or 'use_load_tests' in kws:
+            warnings.warn('use_load_tests is deprecated and ignored',
+                          DeprecationWarning)
+            kws.pop('use_load_tests', None)
+        if len(args) > 1:
+            # Complain about the number of arguments, but don't forget the
+            # required `module` argument.
+            complaint = len(args) + 1
+            raise TypeError('loadTestsFromModule() takes 1 positional argument but {} were given'.format(complaint))
+        if len(kws) != 0:
+            # Since the keyword arguments are unsorted (see PEP 468), just
+            # pick the alphabetically sorted first argument to complain about,
+            # if multiple were given.  At least the error message will be
+            # predictable.
+            complaint = sorted(kws)[0]
+            raise TypeError("loadTestsFromModule() got an unexpected keyword argument '{}'".format(complaint))
         tests = []
         for name in dir(module):
             obj = getattr(module, name)

Lib/unittest/runner.py

@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ def run(self, test):
             if self.warnings:
                 # if self.warnings is set, use it to filter all the warnings
                 warnings.simplefilter(self.warnings)
+                # if the filter is 'default' or 'always', special-case the
+                # warnings from the deprecated unittest methods to show them
+                # no more than once per module, because they can be fairly
+                # noisy.  The -Wd and -Wa flags can be used to bypass this
+                # only when self.warnings is None.
+                if self.warnings in ['default', 'always']:
+                    warnings.filterwarnings('module',
+                            category=DeprecationWarning,
+                            message=r'Please use assert\w+ instead.')
             startTime = time.perf_counter()
             startTestRun = getattr(result, 'startTestRun', None)
             if startTestRun is not None:

Lib/unittest/test/_test_warnings.py

@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ def warnfun():
     warnings.warn('rw', RuntimeWarning)
 
 class TestWarnings(unittest.TestCase):
+    # unittest warnings will be printed at most once per type (max one message
+    # for the fail* methods, and one for the assert* methods)
+    def test_assert(self):
+        self.assertEquals(2+2, 4)
+        self.assertEquals(2*2, 4)
+        self.assertEquals(2**2, 4)
+
+    def test_fail(self):
+        self.failUnless(1)
+        self.failUnless(True)
+
     def test_other_unittest(self):
         self.assertAlmostEqual(2+2, 4)
         self.assertNotAlmostEqual(4+4, 2)

Lib/unittest/test/test_assertions.py

@@ -271,6 +271,15 @@ def testAssertDictEqual(self):
                              r"\+ \{'key': 'value'\}$",
                              r"\+ \{'key': 'value'\} : oops$"])
 
+    def testAssertDictContainsSubset(self):
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
+
+            self.assertMessages('assertDictContainsSubset', ({'key': 'value'}, {}),
+                                ["^Missing: 'key'$", "^oops$",
+                                 "^Missing: 'key'$",
+                                 "^Missing: 'key' : oops$"])
+
     def testAssertMultiLineEqual(self):
         self.assertMessages('assertMultiLineEqual', ("", "foo"),
                             [r"\+ foo$", "^oops$",

Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py

@@ -698,6 +698,36 @@ def testAssertIn(self):
         self.assertRaises(self.failureException, self.assertNotIn, 'cow',
                           animals)
 
+    def testAssertDictContainsSubset(self):
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
+
+            self.assertDictContainsSubset({}, {})
+            self.assertDictContainsSubset({}, {'a': 1})
+            self.assertDictContainsSubset({'a': 1}, {'a': 1})
+            self.assertDictContainsSubset({'a': 1}, {'a': 1, 'b': 2})
+            self.assertDictContainsSubset({'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 1, 'b': 2})
+
+            with self.assertRaises(self.failureException):
+                self.assertDictContainsSubset({1: "one"}, {})
+
+            with self.assertRaises(self.failureException):
+                self.assertDictContainsSubset({'a': 2}, {'a': 1})
+
+            with self.assertRaises(self.failureException):
+                self.assertDictContainsSubset({'c': 1}, {'a': 1})
+
+            with self.assertRaises(self.failureException):
+                self.assertDictContainsSubset({'a': 1, 'c': 1}, {'a': 1})
+
+            with self.assertRaises(self.failureException):
+                self.assertDictContainsSubset({'a': 1, 'c': 1}, {'a': 1})
+
+            one = ''.join(chr(i) for i in range(255))
+            # this used to cause a UnicodeDecodeError constructing the failure msg
+            with self.assertRaises(self.failureException):
+                self.assertDictContainsSubset({'foo': one}, {'foo': '\uFFFD'})
+
     def testAssertEqual(self):
         equal_pairs = [
                 ((), ()),
@@ -1760,18 +1790,45 @@ def testAssertNoLogsYieldsNone(self):
             pass
         self.assertIsNone(value)
 
-    def testDeprecatedFailMethods(self):
-        """Test that the deprecated fail* methods get removed in 3.11"""
+    def testDeprecatedMethodNames(self):
+        """
+        Test that the deprecated methods raise a DeprecationWarning. See #9424.
+        """
+        old = (
+            (self.failIfEqual, (3, 5)),
+            (self.assertNotEquals, (3, 5)),
+            (self.failUnlessEqual, (3, 3)),
+            (self.assertEquals, (3, 3)),
+            (self.failUnlessAlmostEqual, (2.0, 2.0)),
+            (self.assertAlmostEquals, (2.0, 2.0)),
+            (self.failIfAlmostEqual, (3.0, 5.0)),
+            (self.assertNotAlmostEquals, (3.0, 5.0)),
+            (self.failUnless, (True,)),
+            (self.assert_, (True,)),
+            (self.failUnlessRaises, (TypeError, lambda _: 3.14 + 'spam')),
+            (self.failIf, (False,)),
+            (self.assertDictContainsSubset, (dict(a=1, b=2), dict(a=1, b=2, c=3))),
+            (self.assertRaisesRegexp, (KeyError, 'foo', lambda: {}['foo'])),
+            (self.assertRegexpMatches, ('bar', 'bar')),
+        )
+        for meth, args in old:
+            with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
+                meth(*args)
+
+    # disable this test for now. When the version where the fail* methods will
+    # be removed is decided, re-enable it and update the version
+    def _testDeprecatedFailMethods(self):
+        """Test that the deprecated fail* methods get removed in 3.x"""
+        if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 3):
+            return
         deprecated_names = [
             'failIfEqual', 'failUnlessEqual', 'failUnlessAlmostEqual',
             'failIfAlmostEqual', 'failUnless', 'failUnlessRaises', 'failIf',
-            'assertNotEquals', 'assertEquals', 'assertAlmostEquals',
-            'assertNotAlmostEquals', 'assert_', 'assertDictContainsSubset',
-            'assertRaisesRegexp', 'assertRegexpMatches'
+            'assertDictContainsSubset',
         ]
         for deprecated_name in deprecated_names:
             with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
-                getattr(self, deprecated_name)
+                getattr(self, deprecated_name)  # remove these in 3.x
 
     def testDeepcopy(self):
         # Issue: 5660