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Python Python Testing First Steps With Testing Simple Unit Test

"Oops! It looks like Step 1 is no longer passing."

I'm trying to make a TestCase here, but it states that step 1 is no longer passing.

tests.py
import unittest

class SimpleTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_ten_minus_ten(self):
        assert 10 - 10 = 0

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Caleb,

That error message is very misleading and really has nothing to do with the previous task. That message always means that you have introduced a Syntax Error in the current task you are working on.

Here, you are using the wrong symbol to compare the assert to the value. Remember, a single equal sign (=) is an assignment operator and assigns values. But here you want to check for equality, so you need to be using the double equal sign (==).

Just fix that up and everything else is good! :thumbsup:

Keep Coding! :) :dizzy: