[issue4217] Add file comparisons to the unittest library

Georg Brandl added the comment: I'm not sure we need new unittest functions for file comparison; but a function in difflib that directly takes two filenames would perhaps be accepted. That will need a new patch however. -- assignee: -> zseil nosy: +georg.brandl, zseil resolution: ->

[issue4217] Add file comparisons to the unittest library

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[issue4217] Add file comparisons to the unittest library

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[issue4217] Add file comparisons to the unittest library

New submission from Bill Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: In the past year I've become a heavy user of the unittest package for managing a variety of software tests. One capability that I've frequently needed is the ability to generate text file outputs that can be compared against a baseline. To my k