.. _NoAssertEqualsRule:

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NoAssertEqualsRule
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Discourages use of ``assertEquals`` as it is deprecated (see https://docs.python.org/2/library/unittest.html#deprecated-aliases
and https://bugs.python.org/issue9424). Use the standardized ``assertEqual`` instead.

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Message
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"assertEquals" is deprecated, use "assertEqual" instead.
See https://docs.python.org/2/library/unittest.html#deprecated-aliases and https://bugs.python.org/issue9424.

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Has Autofix: Yes
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VALID Code Examples
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# 1:







.. code-block:: python

            self.assertEqual(a, b)




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INVALID Code Examples
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# 1:







.. code-block:: python

            self.assertEquals(a, b)




Autofix:

.. code-block:: python

    --- 
    +++ 
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -self.assertEquals(a, b)
    +self.assertEqual(a, b)
