Function assert_almost_equal

numpy/ma/testutils.py:182–195

Asserts that two items are almost equal. The test is equivalent to abs(desired-actual) < 0.5 * 10**(-decimal).

(actual, desired, decimal=7, err_msg='', verbose=True)

def assert_almost_equal(actual, desired, decimal=7, err_msg='', verbose=True):
    """
    Asserts that two items are almost equal.

    The test is equivalent to abs(desired-actual) < 0.5 * 10**(-decimal).

    """
    if isinstance(actual, np.ndarray) or isinstance(desired, np.ndarray):
        return assert_array_almost_equal(actual, desired, decimal=decimal,
                                         err_msg=err_msg, verbose=verbose)
    msg = build_err_msg([actual, desired],
                        err_msg=err_msg, verbose=verbose)
    if not round(abs(desired - actual), decimal) == 0:
        raise AssertionError(msg)


assert_close = assert_almost_equal