[issue36201] AssertCountEqual does not work for nested dictionaries.

Change by Raymond Hettinger : -- resolution: -> rejected stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Pyth

[issue36201] AssertCountEqual does not work for nested dictionaries.

Irit Katriel added the comment: Should this be closed as won't fix? -- nosy: +iritkatriel ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-li

[issue36201] AssertCountEqual does not work for nested dictionaries.

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[issue36201] AssertCountEqual does not work for nested dictionaries.

Lisa Roach added the comment: I agree with Raymond, I think this might end up complicating things too much. It is common in the unit test library to only recurse one level deep and not assume too much about the intentions of the tester. -- ___ Pyt

[issue36201] AssertCountEqual does not work for nested dictionaries.

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: I believe this is outside the scope of what intended. For the most part, the test methods need to be as direct and non-magical as possible so that we're clear on what is being tested. Another issue with built in recursion is that different people have

[issue36201] AssertCountEqual does not work for nested dictionaries.

New submission from Walter Qian : For dictionaries of dictionaries unittest.util._count_diff_all_purpose does not work correctly. It should recursively call itself when it encounters another dictionary. -- components: Tests messages: 337248 nosy: walterqian priority: normal severity: