feat(python): Improved assert equal messages

py-polars/polars/testing/asserts.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import textwrap
 from typing import Any
 
 import polars.internals as pli
@@ -61,28 +62,28 @@ def assert_frame_equal(
     >>> df1 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3]})
     >>> df2 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [2, 3, 4]})
     >>> assert_frame_equal(df1, df2)  # doctest: +SKIP
-
+    AssertionError: Values for column 'a' are different.
     """
     if isinstance(left, pli.LazyFrame) and isinstance(right, pli.LazyFrame):
         left, right = left.collect(), right.collect()
         obj = "LazyFrames"
-    else:
+    elif isinstance(left, pli.DataFrame) and isinstance(right, pli.DataFrame):
         obj = "DataFrames"
+    else:
+        raise_assert_detail("Inputs", "Unexpected input types", type(left), type(right))
 
-    if not (isinstance(left, pli.DataFrame) and isinstance(right, pli.DataFrame)):
-        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Type mismatch", type(left), type(right))
-    elif left.shape[0] != right.shape[0]:
-        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Length mismatch", left.shape, right.shape)
+    if left.shape[0] != right.shape[0]:  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Length mismatch", left.shape, right.shape)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
 
     left_not_right = [c for c in left.columns if c not in right.columns]
     if left_not_right:
         raise AssertionError(
-            f"Columns {left_not_right} in left frame, but not in right"
+            f"Columns {left_not_right} in left frame, but not in right."
         )
     right_not_left = [c for c in right.columns if c not in left.columns]
     if right_not_left:
         raise AssertionError(
-            f"Columns {right_not_left} in right frame, but not in left"
+            f"Columns {right_not_left} in right frame, but not in left."
         )
 
     if check_column_order and left.columns != right.columns:
@@ -94,23 +95,26 @@ def assert_frame_equal(
         try:
             left = left.sort(by=left.columns)
             right = right.sort(by=left.columns)
-        except PanicException as err:
+        except PanicException as exc:
             raise InvalidAssert(
-                "Cannot set 'check_row_order=False' on frame with unsortable columns"
-            ) from err
+                "Cannot set 'check_row_order=False' on frame with unsortable columns."
+            ) from exc
 
     # note: does not assume a particular column order
     for c in left.columns:
-        _assert_series_inner(
-            left[c],  # type: ignore[arg-type, index]
-            right[c],  # type: ignore[arg-type, index]
-            check_dtype,
-            check_exact,
-            nans_compare_equal,
-            atol,
-            rtol,
-            obj,
-        )
+        try:
+            _assert_series_inner(
+                left[c],  # type: ignore[arg-type, index]
+                right[c],  # type: ignore[arg-type, index]
+                check_dtype,
+                check_exact,
+                nans_compare_equal,
+                atol,
+                rtol,
+            )
+        except AssertionError as exc:
+            msg = f"Values for column {c!r} are different."
+            raise AssertionError(msg) from exc
 
 
 def assert_frame_not_equal(
@@ -174,8 +178,8 @@ def assert_frame_not_equal(
         )
     except AssertionError:
         return
-
-    raise AssertionError("Expected the two frames to compare unequal")
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("Expected the input frames to be unequal.")
 
 
 def assert_series_equal(
@@ -219,22 +223,20 @@ def assert_series_equal(
     >>> assert_series_equal(s1, s2)  # doctest: +SKIP
 
     """
-    obj = "Series"
-
     if not (
         isinstance(left, pli.Series)  # type: ignore[redundant-expr]
         and isinstance(right, pli.Series)
     ):
-        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Type mismatch", type(left), type(right))
+        raise_assert_detail("Inputs", "Unexpected input types", type(left), type(right))
 
-    if left.shape != right.shape:
-        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Shape mismatch", left.shape, right.shape)
+    if len(left) != len(right):
+        raise_assert_detail("Series", "Length mismatch", len(left), len(right))
 
     if check_names and left.name != right.name:
-        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Name mismatch", left.name, right.name)
+        raise_assert_detail("Series", "Name mismatch", left.name, right.name)
 
     _assert_series_inner(
-        left, right, check_dtype, check_exact, nans_compare_equal, atol, rtol, obj
+        left, right, check_dtype, check_exact, nans_compare_equal, atol, rtol
     )
 
 
@@ -292,8 +294,8 @@ def assert_series_not_equal(
         )
     except AssertionError:
         return
-
-    raise AssertionError("Expected the two series to compare unequal")
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("Expected the input Series to be unequal.")
 
 
 def _assert_series_inner(
@@ -304,7 +306,6 @@ def _assert_series_inner(
     nans_compare_equal: bool,
     atol: float,
     rtol: float,
-    obj: str,
 ) -> None:
     """Compare Series dtype + values."""
     try:
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ def _assert_series_inner(
 
     check_exact = check_exact or not can_be_subtracted or left.dtype == Boolean
     if check_dtype and left.dtype != right.dtype:
-        raise_assert_detail(obj, "Dtype mismatch", left.dtype, right.dtype)
+        raise_assert_detail("Series", "Dtype mismatch", left.dtype, right.dtype)
 
     # confirm that we can call 'is_nan' on both sides
     left_is_float = left.dtype in (Float32, Float64)
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ def _assert_series_inner(
     if unequal.any():
         if check_exact:
             raise_assert_detail(
-                obj, "Exact value mismatch", left=list(left), right=list(right)
+                "Series", "Exact value mismatch", left=list(left), right=list(right)
             )
         else:
             # apply check with tolerance (to the known-unequal matches).
@@ -354,27 +355,34 @@ def _assert_series_inner(
 
             if mismatch:
                 raise_assert_detail(
-                    obj, f"Value mismatch{nan_info}", left=list(left), right=list(right)
+                    "Series",
+                    f"Value mismatch{nan_info}",
+                    left=list(left),
+                    right=list(right),
                 )
 
 
 def raise_assert_detail(
     obj: str,
-    message: str,
+    detail: str,
     left: Any,
     right: Any,
+    exc: AssertionError | None = None,
 ) -> None:
+    """Raise a detailed assertion error."""
     __tracebackhide__ = True
 
-    msg = f"""{obj} are different
-
-{message}"""
+    error_msg = textwrap.dedent(
+        f"""\
+        {obj} are different.
 
-    msg += f"""
-[left]:  {left}
-[right]: {right}"""
+        {detail}
+        [left]:  {left}
+        [right]: {right}\
+        """
+    )
 
-    raise AssertionError(msg)
+    raise AssertionError(error_msg) from exc
 
 
 def is_categorical_dtype(data_type: Any) -> bool:
@@ -389,6 +397,7 @@ def is_categorical_dtype(data_type: Any) -> bool:
 def assert_frame_equal_local_categoricals(
     df_a: pli.DataFrame, df_b: pli.DataFrame
 ) -> None:
+    """Assert frame equal for frames containing categoricals."""
     for (a_name, a_value), (b_name, b_value) in zip(
         df_a.schema.items(), df_b.schema.items()
     ):

py-polars/tests/unit/test_testing.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_compare_series_value_mismatch() -> None:
     srs2 = pl.Series([2, 3, 4])
 
     assert_series_not_equal(srs1, srs2)
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nValue mismatch"):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different.\n\nValue mismatch"):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs2)
 
 
@@ -97,41 +97,45 @@ def test_compare_series_value_mismatch_string() -> None:
     srs1 = pl.Series(["hello", "no"])
     srs2 = pl.Series(["hello", "yes"])
     with pytest.raises(
-        AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nExact value mismatch"
+        AssertionError, match="Series are different.\n\nExact value mismatch"
     ):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs2)
 
 
 def test_compare_series_type_mismatch() -> None:
     srs1 = pl.Series([1, 2, 3])
     srs2 = pl.DataFrame({"col1": [2, 3, 4]})
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nType mismatch"):
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError, match="Inputs are different.\n\nUnexpected input types"
+    ):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs2)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
     srs3 = pl.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nDtype mismatch"):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different.\n\nDtype mismatch"):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs3)
 
 
 def test_compare_series_name_mismatch() -> None:
     srs1 = pl.Series(values=[1, 2, 3], name="srs1")
     srs2 = pl.Series(values=[1, 2, 3], name="srs2")
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nName mismatch"):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different.\n\nName mismatch"):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs2)
 
 
 def test_compare_series_shape_mismatch() -> None:
     srs1 = pl.Series(values=[1, 2, 3, 4], name="srs1")
     srs2 = pl.Series(values=[1, 2, 3], name="srs2")
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nShape mismatch"):
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError, match="Series are different.\n\nLength mismatch"
+    ):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs2)
 
 
 def test_compare_series_value_exact_mismatch() -> None:
     srs1 = pl.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
     srs2 = pl.Series([1.0, 2.0 + 1e-7, 3.0])
     with pytest.raises(
-        AssertionError, match="Series are different\n\nExact value mismatch"
+        AssertionError, match="Series are different.\n\nExact value mismatch"
     ):
         assert_series_equal(srs1, srs2, check_exact=True)
 
@@ -150,9 +154,7 @@ def test_compare_frame_equal_nans() -> None:
         data={"x": [1.0, nan], "y": [None, 2.0]},
         schema=[("x", pl.Float32), ("y", pl.Float64)],
     )
-    with pytest.raises(
-        AssertionError, match="DataFrames are different\n\nExact value mismatch"
-    ):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Values for column 'y' are different"):
         assert_frame_equal(df1, df2, check_exact=True)
 
 
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ def test_assert_frame_equal_types() -> None:
     df1 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2]})
     srs1 = pl.Series(values=[1, 2], name="a")
     with pytest.raises(
-        AssertionError, match="DataFrames are different\n\nType mismatch"
+        AssertionError, match="Inputs are different.\n\nUnexpected input types"
     ):
         assert_frame_equal(df1, srs1)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ def test_assert_frame_equal_length_mismatch() -> None:
     df1 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2]})
     df2 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3]})
     with pytest.raises(
-        AssertionError, match="DataFrames are different\n\nLength mismatch"
+        AssertionError, match="DataFrames are different.\n\nLength mismatch"
     ):
         assert_frame_equal(df1, df2)
 
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ def test_assert_frame_equal_ignore_row_order() -> None:
     df1 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [4, 3]})
     df2 = pl.DataFrame({"a": [2, 1], "b": [3, 4]})
     df3 = pl.DataFrame({"b": [3, 4], "a": [2, 1]})
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Value mismatch"):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Values for column 'a' are different."):
         assert_frame_equal(df1, df2)
 
     assert_frame_equal(df1, df2, check_row_order=False)