comparison DEPENDENCIES/mingw32/Python27/Lib/site-packages/numpy/testing/utils.py @ 87:2a2c65a20a8b

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+"""
+Utility function to facilitate testing.
+
+"""
+from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
+
+import os
+import sys
+import re
+import operator
+import warnings
+from functools import partial
+import shutil
+import contextlib
+from tempfile import mkdtemp
+from .nosetester import import_nose
+from numpy.core import float32, empty, arange, array_repr, ndarray
+
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+    from io import StringIO
+else:
+    from StringIO import StringIO
+
+__all__ = ['assert_equal', 'assert_almost_equal', 'assert_approx_equal',
+           'assert_array_equal', 'assert_array_less', 'assert_string_equal',
+           'assert_array_almost_equal', 'assert_raises', 'build_err_msg',
+           'decorate_methods', 'jiffies', 'memusage', 'print_assert_equal',
+           'raises', 'rand', 'rundocs', 'runstring', 'verbose', 'measure',
+           'assert_', 'assert_array_almost_equal_nulp', 'assert_raises_regex',
+           'assert_array_max_ulp', 'assert_warns', 'assert_no_warnings',
+           'assert_allclose', 'IgnoreException']
+
+
+verbose = 0
+
+
+def assert_(val, msg='') :
+    """
+    Assert that works in release mode.
+    Accepts callable msg to allow deferring evaluation until failure.
+
+    The Python built-in ``assert`` does not work when executing code in
+    optimized mode (the ``-O`` flag) - no byte-code is generated for it.
+
+    For documentation on usage, refer to the Python documentation.
+
+    """
+    if not val :
+        try:
+            smsg = msg()
+        except TypeError:
+            smsg = msg
+        raise AssertionError(smsg)
+
+def gisnan(x):
+    """like isnan, but always raise an error if type not supported instead of
+    returning a TypeError object.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    isnan and other ufunc sometimes return a NotImplementedType object instead
+    of raising any exception. This function is a wrapper to make sure an
+    exception is always raised.
+
+    This should be removed once this problem is solved at the Ufunc level."""
+    from numpy.core import isnan
+    st = isnan(x)
+    if isinstance(st, type(NotImplemented)):
+        raise TypeError("isnan not supported for this type")
+    return st
+
+def gisfinite(x):
+    """like isfinite, but always raise an error if type not supported instead of
+    returning a TypeError object.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    isfinite and other ufunc sometimes return a NotImplementedType object instead
+    of raising any exception. This function is a wrapper to make sure an
+    exception is always raised.
+
+    This should be removed once this problem is solved at the Ufunc level."""
+    from numpy.core import isfinite, errstate
+    with errstate(invalid='ignore'):
+        st = isfinite(x)
+        if isinstance(st, type(NotImplemented)):
+            raise TypeError("isfinite not supported for this type")
+    return st
+
+def gisinf(x):
+    """like isinf, but always raise an error if type not supported instead of
+    returning a TypeError object.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    isinf and other ufunc sometimes return a NotImplementedType object instead
+    of raising any exception. This function is a wrapper to make sure an
+    exception is always raised.
+
+    This should be removed once this problem is solved at the Ufunc level."""
+    from numpy.core import isinf, errstate
+    with errstate(invalid='ignore'):
+        st = isinf(x)
+        if isinstance(st, type(NotImplemented)):
+            raise TypeError("isinf not supported for this type")
+    return st
+
+def rand(*args):
+    """Returns an array of random numbers with the given shape.
+
+    This only uses the standard library, so it is useful for testing purposes.
+    """
+    import random
+    from numpy.core import zeros, float64
+    results = zeros(args, float64)
+    f = results.flat
+    for i in range(len(f)):
+        f[i] = random.random()
+    return results
+
+if sys.platform[:5]=='linux':
+    def jiffies(_proc_pid_stat = '/proc/%s/stat'%(os.getpid()),
+                _load_time=[]):
+        """ Return number of jiffies (1/100ths of a second) that this
+    process has been scheduled in user mode. See man 5 proc. """
+        import time
+        if not _load_time:
+            _load_time.append(time.time())
+        try:
+            f=open(_proc_pid_stat, 'r')
+            l = f.readline().split(' ')
+            f.close()
+            return int(l[13])
+        except:
+            return int(100*(time.time()-_load_time[0]))
+
+    def memusage(_proc_pid_stat = '/proc/%s/stat'%(os.getpid())):
+        """ Return virtual memory size in bytes of the running python.
+        """
+        try:
+            f=open(_proc_pid_stat, 'r')
+            l = f.readline().split(' ')
+            f.close()
+            return int(l[22])
+        except:
+            return
+else:
+    # os.getpid is not in all platforms available.
+    # Using time is safe but inaccurate, especially when process
+    # was suspended or sleeping.
+    def jiffies(_load_time=[]):
+        """ Return number of jiffies (1/100ths of a second) that this
+    process has been scheduled in user mode. [Emulation with time.time]. """
+        import time
+        if not _load_time:
+            _load_time.append(time.time())
+        return int(100*(time.time()-_load_time[0]))
+    def memusage():
+        """ Return memory usage of running python. [Not implemented]"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+if os.name=='nt' and sys.version[:3] > '2.3':
+    # Code "stolen" from enthought/debug/memusage.py
+    def GetPerformanceAttributes(object, counter, instance = None,
+                                 inum=-1, format = None, machine=None):
+        # NOTE: Many counters require 2 samples to give accurate results,
+        # including "% Processor Time" (as by definition, at any instant, a
+        # thread's CPU usage is either 0 or 100).  To read counters like this,
+        # you should copy this function, but keep the counter open, and call
+        # CollectQueryData() each time you need to know.
+        # See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnperfmo/html/perfmonpt2.asp
+        # My older explanation for this was that the "AddCounter" process forced
+        # the CPU to 100%, but the above makes more sense :)
+        import win32pdh
+        if format is None: format = win32pdh.PDH_FMT_LONG
+        path = win32pdh.MakeCounterPath( (machine, object, instance, None, inum, counter) )
+        hq = win32pdh.OpenQuery()
+        try:
+            hc = win32pdh.AddCounter(hq, path)
+            try:
+                win32pdh.CollectQueryData(hq)
+                type, val = win32pdh.GetFormattedCounterValue(hc, format)
+                return val
+            finally:
+                win32pdh.RemoveCounter(hc)
+        finally:
+            win32pdh.CloseQuery(hq)
+
+    def memusage(processName="python", instance=0):
+        # from win32pdhutil, part of the win32all package
+        import win32pdh
+        return GetPerformanceAttributes("Process", "Virtual Bytes",
+                                        processName, instance,
+                                        win32pdh.PDH_FMT_LONG, None)
+
+def build_err_msg(arrays, err_msg, header='Items are not equal:',
+                  verbose=True, names=('ACTUAL', 'DESIRED'), precision=8):
+    msg = ['\n' + header]
+    if err_msg:
+        if err_msg.find('\n') == -1 and len(err_msg) < 79-len(header):
+            msg = [msg[0] + ' ' + err_msg]
+        else:
+            msg.append(err_msg)
+    if verbose:
+        for i, a in enumerate(arrays):
+
+            if isinstance(a, ndarray):
+                # precision argument is only needed if the objects are ndarrays
+                r_func = partial(array_repr, precision=precision)
+            else:
+                r_func = repr
+
+            try:
+                r = r_func(a)
+            except:
+                r = '[repr failed]'
+            if r.count('\n') > 3:
+                r = '\n'.join(r.splitlines()[:3])
+                r += '...'
+            msg.append(' %s: %s' % (names[i], r))
+    return '\n'.join(msg)
+
+def assert_equal(actual,desired,err_msg='',verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two objects are not equal.
+
+    Given two objects (scalars, lists, tuples, dictionaries or numpy arrays),
+    check that all elements of these objects are equal. An exception is raised
+    at the first conflicting values.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    actual : array_like
+        The object to check.
+    desired : array_like
+        The expected object.
+    err_msg : str, optional
+        The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool, optional
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+        If actual and desired are not equal.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> np.testing.assert_equal([4,5], [4,6])
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>:
+    Items are not equal:
+    item=1
+     ACTUAL: 5
+     DESIRED: 6
+
+    """
+    if isinstance(desired, dict):
+        if not isinstance(actual, dict) :
+            raise AssertionError(repr(type(actual)))
+        assert_equal(len(actual), len(desired), err_msg, verbose)
+        for k, i in desired.items():
+            if k not in actual :
+                raise AssertionError(repr(k))
+            assert_equal(actual[k], desired[k], 'key=%r\n%s' % (k, err_msg), verbose)
+        return
+    if isinstance(desired, (list, tuple)) and isinstance(actual, (list, tuple)):
+        assert_equal(len(actual), len(desired), err_msg, verbose)
+        for k in range(len(desired)):
+            assert_equal(actual[k], desired[k], 'item=%r\n%s' % (k, err_msg), verbose)
+        return
+    from numpy.core import ndarray, isscalar, signbit
+    from numpy.lib import iscomplexobj, real, imag
+    if isinstance(actual, ndarray) or isinstance(desired, ndarray):
+        return assert_array_equal(actual, desired, err_msg, verbose)
+    msg = build_err_msg([actual, desired], err_msg, verbose=verbose)
+
+    # Handle complex numbers: separate into real/imag to handle
+    # nan/inf/negative zero correctly
+    # XXX: catch ValueError for subclasses of ndarray where iscomplex fail
+    try:
+        usecomplex = iscomplexobj(actual) or iscomplexobj(desired)
+    except ValueError:
+        usecomplex = False
+
+    if usecomplex:
+        if iscomplexobj(actual):
+            actualr = real(actual)
+            actuali = imag(actual)
+        else:
+            actualr = actual
+            actuali = 0
+        if iscomplexobj(desired):
+            desiredr = real(desired)
+            desiredi = imag(desired)
+        else:
+            desiredr = desired
+            desiredi = 0
+        try:
+            assert_equal(actualr, desiredr)
+            assert_equal(actuali, desiredi)
+        except AssertionError:
+            raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+    # Inf/nan/negative zero handling
+    try:
+        # isscalar test to check cases such as [np.nan] != np.nan
+        if isscalar(desired) != isscalar(actual):
+            raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+        # If one of desired/actual is not finite, handle it specially here:
+        # check that both are nan if any is a nan, and test for equality
+        # otherwise
+        if not (gisfinite(desired) and gisfinite(actual)):
+            isdesnan = gisnan(desired)
+            isactnan = gisnan(actual)
+            if isdesnan or isactnan:
+                if not (isdesnan and isactnan):
+                    raise AssertionError(msg)
+            else:
+                if not desired == actual:
+                    raise AssertionError(msg)
+            return
+        elif desired == 0 and actual == 0:
+            if not signbit(desired) == signbit(actual):
+                raise AssertionError(msg)
+    # If TypeError or ValueError raised while using isnan and co, just handle
+    # as before
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, NotImplementedError):
+        pass
+
+    # Explicitly use __eq__ for comparison, ticket #2552
+    if not (desired == actual):
+        raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+def print_assert_equal(test_string, actual, desired):
+    """
+    Test if two objects are equal, and print an error message if test fails.
+
+    The test is performed with ``actual == desired``.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    test_string : str
+        The message supplied to AssertionError.
+    actual : object
+        The object to test for equality against `desired`.
+    desired : object
+        The expected result.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> np.testing.print_assert_equal('Test XYZ of func xyz', [0, 1], [0, 1])
+    >>> np.testing.print_assert_equal('Test XYZ of func xyz', [0, 1], [0, 2])
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    AssertionError: Test XYZ of func xyz failed
+    ACTUAL:
+    [0, 1]
+    DESIRED:
+    [0, 2]
+
+    """
+    import pprint
+
+    if not (actual == desired):
+        msg = StringIO()
+        msg.write(test_string)
+        msg.write(' failed\nACTUAL: \n')
+        pprint.pprint(actual, msg)
+        msg.write('DESIRED: \n')
+        pprint.pprint(desired, msg)
+        raise AssertionError(msg.getvalue())
+
+def assert_almost_equal(actual,desired,decimal=7,err_msg='',verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two items are not equal up to desired
+    precision.
+
+    .. note:: It is recommended to use one of `assert_allclose`,
+              `assert_array_almost_equal_nulp` or `assert_array_max_ulp`
+              instead of this function for more consistent floating point
+              comparisons.
+
+    The test is equivalent to ``abs(desired-actual) < 0.5 * 10**(-decimal)``.
+
+    Given two objects (numbers or ndarrays), check that all elements of these
+    objects are almost equal. An exception is raised at conflicting values.
+    For ndarrays this delegates to assert_array_almost_equal
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    actual : array_like
+        The object to check.
+    desired : array_like
+        The expected object.
+    decimal : int, optional
+        Desired precision, default is 7.
+    err_msg : str, optional
+        The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool, optional
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+      If actual and desired are not equal up to specified precision.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_allclose: Compare two array_like objects for equality with desired
+                     relative and/or absolute precision.
+    assert_array_almost_equal_nulp, assert_array_max_ulp, assert_equal
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import numpy.testing as npt
+    >>> npt.assert_almost_equal(2.3333333333333, 2.33333334)
+    >>> npt.assert_almost_equal(2.3333333333333, 2.33333334, decimal=10)
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>:
+    Items are not equal:
+     ACTUAL: 2.3333333333333002
+     DESIRED: 2.3333333399999998
+
+    >>> npt.assert_almost_equal(np.array([1.0,2.3333333333333]),
+    ...                         np.array([1.0,2.33333334]), decimal=9)
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>:
+    Arrays are not almost equal
+    <BLANKLINE>
+    (mismatch 50.0%)
+     x: array([ 1.        ,  2.33333333])
+     y: array([ 1.        ,  2.33333334])
+
+    """
+    from numpy.core import ndarray
+    from numpy.lib import iscomplexobj, real, imag
+
+    # Handle complex numbers: separate into real/imag to handle
+    # nan/inf/negative zero correctly
+    # XXX: catch ValueError for subclasses of ndarray where iscomplex fail
+    try:
+        usecomplex = iscomplexobj(actual) or iscomplexobj(desired)
+    except ValueError:
+        usecomplex = False
+
+    def _build_err_msg():
+        header = ('Arrays are not almost equal to %d decimals' % decimal)
+        return build_err_msg([actual, desired], err_msg, verbose=verbose,
+                             header=header)
+
+    if usecomplex:
+        if iscomplexobj(actual):
+            actualr = real(actual)
+            actuali = imag(actual)
+        else:
+            actualr = actual
+            actuali = 0
+        if iscomplexobj(desired):
+            desiredr = real(desired)
+            desiredi = imag(desired)
+        else:
+            desiredr = desired
+            desiredi = 0
+        try:
+            assert_almost_equal(actualr, desiredr, decimal=decimal)
+            assert_almost_equal(actuali, desiredi, decimal=decimal)
+        except AssertionError:
+            raise AssertionError(_build_err_msg())
+
+    if isinstance(actual, (ndarray, tuple, list)) \
+            or isinstance(desired, (ndarray, tuple, list)):
+        return assert_array_almost_equal(actual, desired, decimal, err_msg)
+    try:
+        # If one of desired/actual is not finite, handle it specially here:
+        # check that both are nan if any is a nan, and test for equality
+        # otherwise
+        if not (gisfinite(desired) and gisfinite(actual)):
+            if gisnan(desired) or gisnan(actual):
+                if not (gisnan(desired) and gisnan(actual)):
+                    raise AssertionError(_build_err_msg())
+            else:
+                if not desired == actual:
+                    raise AssertionError(_build_err_msg())
+            return
+    except (NotImplementedError, TypeError):
+        pass
+    if round(abs(desired - actual), decimal) != 0 :
+        raise AssertionError(_build_err_msg())
+
+
+def assert_approx_equal(actual,desired,significant=7,err_msg='',verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two items are not equal up to significant
+    digits.
+
+    .. note:: It is recommended to use one of `assert_allclose`,
+              `assert_array_almost_equal_nulp` or `assert_array_max_ulp`
+              instead of this function for more consistent floating point
+              comparisons.
+
+    Given two numbers, check that they are approximately equal.
+    Approximately equal is defined as the number of significant digits
+    that agree.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    actual : scalar
+        The object to check.
+    desired : scalar
+        The expected object.
+    significant : int, optional
+        Desired precision, default is 7.
+    err_msg : str, optional
+        The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool, optional
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+      If actual and desired are not equal up to specified precision.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_allclose: Compare two array_like objects for equality with desired
+                     relative and/or absolute precision.
+    assert_array_almost_equal_nulp, assert_array_max_ulp, assert_equal
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> np.testing.assert_approx_equal(0.12345677777777e-20, 0.1234567e-20)
+    >>> np.testing.assert_approx_equal(0.12345670e-20, 0.12345671e-20,
+                                       significant=8)
+    >>> np.testing.assert_approx_equal(0.12345670e-20, 0.12345672e-20,
+                                       significant=8)
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>:
+    Items are not equal to 8 significant digits:
+     ACTUAL: 1.234567e-021
+     DESIRED: 1.2345672000000001e-021
+
+    the evaluated condition that raises the exception is
+
+    >>> abs(0.12345670e-20/1e-21 - 0.12345672e-20/1e-21) >= 10**-(8-1)
+    True
+
+    """
+    import numpy as np
+
+    (actual, desired) = map(float, (actual, desired))
+    if desired==actual:
+        return
+    # Normalized the numbers to be in range (-10.0,10.0)
+    # scale = float(pow(10,math.floor(math.log10(0.5*(abs(desired)+abs(actual))))))
+    with np.errstate(invalid='ignore'):
+        scale = 0.5*(np.abs(desired) + np.abs(actual))
+        scale = np.power(10, np.floor(np.log10(scale)))
+    try:
+        sc_desired = desired/scale
+    except ZeroDivisionError:
+        sc_desired = 0.0
+    try:
+        sc_actual = actual/scale
+    except ZeroDivisionError:
+        sc_actual = 0.0
+    msg = build_err_msg([actual, desired], err_msg,
+                header='Items are not equal to %d significant digits:' %
+                                 significant,
+                verbose=verbose)
+    try:
+        # If one of desired/actual is not finite, handle it specially here:
+        # check that both are nan if any is a nan, and test for equality
+        # otherwise
+        if not (gisfinite(desired) and gisfinite(actual)):
+            if gisnan(desired) or gisnan(actual):
+                if not (gisnan(desired) and gisnan(actual)):
+                    raise AssertionError(msg)
+            else:
+                if not desired == actual:
+                    raise AssertionError(msg)
+            return
+    except (TypeError, NotImplementedError):
+        pass
+    if np.abs(sc_desired - sc_actual) >= np.power(10., -(significant-1)) :
+        raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+def assert_array_compare(comparison, x, y, err_msg='', verbose=True,
+                         header='', precision=6):
+    from numpy.core import array, isnan, isinf, any, all, inf
+    x = array(x, copy=False, subok=True)
+    y = array(y, copy=False, subok=True)
+
+    def isnumber(x):
+        return x.dtype.char in '?bhilqpBHILQPefdgFDG'
+
+    def chk_same_position(x_id, y_id, hasval='nan'):
+        """Handling nan/inf: check that x and y have the nan/inf at the same
+        locations."""
+        try:
+            assert_array_equal(x_id, y_id)
+        except AssertionError:
+            msg = build_err_msg([x, y],
+                                err_msg + '\nx and y %s location mismatch:' \
+                                % (hasval), verbose=verbose, header=header,
+                                names=('x', 'y'), precision=precision)
+            raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+    try:
+        cond = (x.shape==() or y.shape==()) or x.shape == y.shape
+        if not cond:
+            msg = build_err_msg([x, y],
+                                err_msg
+                                + '\n(shapes %s, %s mismatch)' % (x.shape,
+                                                                  y.shape),
+                                verbose=verbose, header=header,
+                                names=('x', 'y'), precision=precision)
+            if not cond :
+                raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+        if isnumber(x) and isnumber(y):
+            x_isnan, y_isnan = isnan(x), isnan(y)
+            x_isinf, y_isinf = isinf(x), isinf(y)
+
+            # Validate that the special values are in the same place
+            if any(x_isnan) or any(y_isnan):
+                chk_same_position(x_isnan, y_isnan, hasval='nan')
+            if any(x_isinf) or any(y_isinf):
+                # Check +inf and -inf separately, since they are different
+                chk_same_position(x == +inf, y == +inf, hasval='+inf')
+                chk_same_position(x == -inf, y == -inf, hasval='-inf')
+
+            # Combine all the special values
+            x_id, y_id = x_isnan, y_isnan
+            x_id |= x_isinf
+            y_id |= y_isinf
+
+            # Only do the comparison if actual values are left
+            if all(x_id):
+                return
+
+            if any(x_id):
+                val = comparison(x[~x_id], y[~y_id])
+            else:
+                val = comparison(x, y)
+        else:
+            val = comparison(x, y)
+
+        if isinstance(val, bool):
+            cond = val
+            reduced = [0]
+        else:
+            reduced = val.ravel()
+            cond = reduced.all()
+            reduced = reduced.tolist()
+        if not cond:
+            match = 100-100.0*reduced.count(1)/len(reduced)
+            msg = build_err_msg([x, y],
+                                err_msg
+                                + '\n(mismatch %s%%)' % (match,),
+                                verbose=verbose, header=header,
+                                names=('x', 'y'), precision=precision)
+            if not cond :
+                raise AssertionError(msg)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        import traceback
+        efmt = traceback.format_exc()
+        header = 'error during assertion:\n\n%s\n\n%s' % (efmt, header)
+
+        msg = build_err_msg([x, y], err_msg, verbose=verbose, header=header,
+                            names=('x', 'y'), precision=precision)
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+def assert_array_equal(x, y, err_msg='', verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two array_like objects are not equal.
+
+    Given two array_like objects, check that the shape is equal and all
+    elements of these objects are equal. An exception is raised at
+    shape mismatch or conflicting values. In contrast to the standard usage
+    in numpy, NaNs are compared like numbers, no assertion is raised if
+    both objects have NaNs in the same positions.
+
+    The usual caution for verifying equality with floating point numbers is
+    advised.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    x : array_like
+        The actual object to check.
+    y : array_like
+        The desired, expected object.
+    err_msg : str, optional
+        The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool, optional
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+        If actual and desired objects are not equal.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_allclose: Compare two array_like objects for equality with desired
+                     relative and/or absolute precision.
+    assert_array_almost_equal_nulp, assert_array_max_ulp, assert_equal
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    The first assert does not raise an exception:
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_equal([1.0,2.33333,np.nan],
+    ...                               [np.exp(0),2.33333, np.nan])
+
+    Assert fails with numerical inprecision with floats:
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_equal([1.0,np.pi,np.nan],
+    ...                               [1, np.sqrt(np.pi)**2, np.nan])
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.ValueError'>:
+    AssertionError:
+    Arrays are not equal
+    <BLANKLINE>
+    (mismatch 50.0%)
+     x: array([ 1.        ,  3.14159265,         NaN])
+     y: array([ 1.        ,  3.14159265,         NaN])
+
+    Use `assert_allclose` or one of the nulp (number of floating point values)
+    functions for these cases instead:
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_allclose([1.0,np.pi,np.nan],
+    ...                            [1, np.sqrt(np.pi)**2, np.nan],
+    ...                            rtol=1e-10, atol=0)
+
+    """
+    assert_array_compare(operator.__eq__, x, y, err_msg=err_msg,
+                         verbose=verbose, header='Arrays are not equal')
+
+def assert_array_almost_equal(x, y, decimal=6, err_msg='', verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two objects are not equal up to desired
+    precision.
+
+    .. note:: It is recommended to use one of `assert_allclose`,
+              `assert_array_almost_equal_nulp` or `assert_array_max_ulp`
+              instead of this function for more consistent floating point
+              comparisons.
+
+    The test verifies identical shapes and verifies values with
+    ``abs(desired-actual) < 0.5 * 10**(-decimal)``.
+
+    Given two array_like objects, check that the shape is equal and all
+    elements of these objects are almost equal. An exception is raised at
+    shape mismatch or conflicting values. In contrast to the standard usage
+    in numpy, NaNs are compared like numbers, no assertion is raised if
+    both objects have NaNs in the same positions.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    x : array_like
+        The actual object to check.
+    y : array_like
+        The desired, expected object.
+    decimal : int, optional
+        Desired precision, default is 6.
+    err_msg : str, optional
+      The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool, optional
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+        If actual and desired are not equal up to specified precision.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_allclose: Compare two array_like objects for equality with desired
+                     relative and/or absolute precision.
+    assert_array_almost_equal_nulp, assert_array_max_ulp, assert_equal
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    the first assert does not raise an exception
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal([1.0,2.333,np.nan],
+                                             [1.0,2.333,np.nan])
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal([1.0,2.33333,np.nan],
+    ...                                      [1.0,2.33339,np.nan], decimal=5)
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>:
+    AssertionError:
+    Arrays are not almost equal
+    <BLANKLINE>
+    (mismatch 50.0%)
+     x: array([ 1.     ,  2.33333,      NaN])
+     y: array([ 1.     ,  2.33339,      NaN])
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal([1.0,2.33333,np.nan],
+    ...                                      [1.0,2.33333, 5], decimal=5)
+    <type 'exceptions.ValueError'>:
+    ValueError:
+    Arrays are not almost equal
+     x: array([ 1.     ,  2.33333,      NaN])
+     y: array([ 1.     ,  2.33333,  5.     ])
+
+    """
+    from numpy.core import around, number, float_, result_type, array
+    from numpy.core.numerictypes import issubdtype
+    from numpy.core.fromnumeric import any as npany
+    def compare(x, y):
+        try:
+            if npany(gisinf(x)) or npany( gisinf(y)):
+                xinfid = gisinf(x)
+                yinfid = gisinf(y)
+                if not xinfid == yinfid:
+                    return False
+                # if one item, x and y is +- inf
+                if x.size == y.size == 1:
+                    return x == y
+                x = x[~xinfid]
+                y = y[~yinfid]
+        except (TypeError, NotImplementedError):
+            pass
+
+        # make sure y is an inexact type to avoid abs(MIN_INT); will cause
+        # casting of x later.
+        dtype = result_type(y, 1.)
+        y = array(y, dtype=dtype, copy=False, subok=True)
+        z = abs(x-y)
+
+        if not issubdtype(z.dtype, number):
+            z = z.astype(float_) # handle object arrays
+
+        return around(z, decimal) <= 10.0**(-decimal)
+
+    assert_array_compare(compare, x, y, err_msg=err_msg, verbose=verbose,
+             header=('Arrays are not almost equal to %d decimals' % decimal),
+             precision=decimal)
+
+
+def assert_array_less(x, y, err_msg='', verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two array_like objects are not ordered by less
+    than.
+
+    Given two array_like objects, check that the shape is equal and all
+    elements of the first object are strictly smaller than those of the
+    second object. An exception is raised at shape mismatch or incorrectly
+    ordered values. Shape mismatch does not raise if an object has zero
+    dimension. In contrast to the standard usage in numpy, NaNs are
+    compared, no assertion is raised if both objects have NaNs in the same
+    positions.
+
+
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    x : array_like
+      The smaller object to check.
+    y : array_like
+      The larger object to compare.
+    err_msg : string
+      The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+      If actual and desired objects are not equal.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_array_equal: tests objects for equality
+    assert_array_almost_equal: test objects for equality up to precision
+
+
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_less([1.0, 1.0, np.nan], [1.1, 2.0, np.nan])
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_less([1.0, 1.0, np.nan], [1, 2.0, np.nan])
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.ValueError'>:
+    Arrays are not less-ordered
+    (mismatch 50.0%)
+     x: array([  1.,   1.,  NaN])
+     y: array([  1.,   2.,  NaN])
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_less([1.0, 4.0], 3)
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.ValueError'>:
+    Arrays are not less-ordered
+    (mismatch 50.0%)
+     x: array([ 1.,  4.])
+     y: array(3)
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_less([1.0, 2.0, 3.0], [4])
+    ...
+    <type 'exceptions.ValueError'>:
+    Arrays are not less-ordered
+    (shapes (3,), (1,) mismatch)
+     x: array([ 1.,  2.,  3.])
+     y: array([4])
+
+    """
+    assert_array_compare(operator.__lt__, x, y, err_msg=err_msg,
+                         verbose=verbose,
+                         header='Arrays are not less-ordered')
+
+def runstring(astr, dict):
+    exec(astr, dict)
+
+def assert_string_equal(actual, desired):
+    """
+    Test if two strings are equal.
+
+    If the given strings are equal, `assert_string_equal` does nothing.
+    If they are not equal, an AssertionError is raised, and the diff
+    between the strings is shown.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    actual : str
+        The string to test for equality against the expected string.
+    desired : str
+        The expected string.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> np.testing.assert_string_equal('abc', 'abc')
+    >>> np.testing.assert_string_equal('abc', 'abcd')
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
+    ...
+    AssertionError: Differences in strings:
+    - abc+ abcd?    +
+
+    """
+    # delay import of difflib to reduce startup time
+    import difflib
+
+    if not isinstance(actual, str) :
+        raise AssertionError(repr(type(actual)))
+    if not isinstance(desired, str):
+        raise AssertionError(repr(type(desired)))
+    if re.match(r'\A'+desired+r'\Z', actual, re.M):
+        return
+
+    diff = list(difflib.Differ().compare(actual.splitlines(1), desired.splitlines(1)))
+    diff_list = []
+    while diff:
+        d1 = diff.pop(0)
+        if d1.startswith('  '):
+            continue
+        if d1.startswith('- '):
+            l = [d1]
+            d2 = diff.pop(0)
+            if d2.startswith('? '):
+                l.append(d2)
+                d2 = diff.pop(0)
+            if not d2.startswith('+ ') :
+                raise AssertionError(repr(d2))
+            l.append(d2)
+            d3 = diff.pop(0)
+            if d3.startswith('? '):
+                l.append(d3)
+            else:
+                diff.insert(0, d3)
+            if re.match(r'\A'+d2[2:]+r'\Z', d1[2:]):
+                continue
+            diff_list.extend(l)
+            continue
+        raise AssertionError(repr(d1))
+    if not diff_list:
+        return
+    msg = 'Differences in strings:\n%s' % (''.join(diff_list)).rstrip()
+    if actual != desired :
+        raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+
+def rundocs(filename=None, raise_on_error=True):
+    """
+    Run doctests found in the given file.
+
+    By default `rundocs` raises an AssertionError on failure.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    filename : str
+        The path to the file for which the doctests are run.
+    raise_on_error : bool
+        Whether to raise an AssertionError when a doctest fails. Default is
+        True.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The doctests can be run by the user/developer by adding the ``doctests``
+    argument to the ``test()`` call. For example, to run all tests (including
+    doctests) for `numpy.lib`:
+
+    >>> np.lib.test(doctests=True) #doctest: +SKIP
+    """
+    import doctest, imp
+    if filename is None:
+        f = sys._getframe(1)
+        filename = f.f_globals['__file__']
+    name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+    path = [os.path.dirname(filename)]
+    file, pathname, description = imp.find_module(name, path)
+    try:
+        m = imp.load_module(name, file, pathname, description)
+    finally:
+        file.close()
+
+    tests = doctest.DocTestFinder().find(m)
+    runner = doctest.DocTestRunner(verbose=False)
+
+    msg = []
+    if raise_on_error:
+        out = lambda s: msg.append(s)
+    else:
+        out = None
+
+    for test in tests:
+        runner.run(test, out=out)
+
+    if runner.failures > 0 and raise_on_error:
+        raise AssertionError("Some doctests failed:\n%s" % "\n".join(msg))
+
+
+def raises(*args,**kwargs):
+    nose = import_nose()
+    return nose.tools.raises(*args,**kwargs)
+
+
+def assert_raises(*args,**kwargs):
+    """
+    assert_raises(exception_class, callable, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    Fail unless an exception of class exception_class is thrown
+    by callable when invoked with arguments args and keyword
+    arguments kwargs. If a different type of exception is
+    thrown, it will not be caught, and the test case will be
+    deemed to have suffered an error, exactly as for an
+    unexpected exception.
+
+    """
+    nose = import_nose()
+    return nose.tools.assert_raises(*args,**kwargs)
+
+
+assert_raises_regex_impl = None
+
+
+def assert_raises_regex(exception_class, expected_regexp,
+                        callable_obj=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Fail unless an exception of class exception_class and with message that
+    matches expected_regexp is thrown by callable when invoked with arguments
+    args and keyword arguments kwargs.
+
+    Name of this function adheres to Python 3.2+ reference, but should work in
+    all versions down to 2.6.
+
+    """
+    nose = import_nose()
+
+    global assert_raises_regex_impl
+    if assert_raises_regex_impl is None:
+        try:
+            # Python 3.2+
+            assert_raises_regex_impl = nose.tools.assert_raises_regex
+        except AttributeError:
+            try:
+                # 2.7+
+                assert_raises_regex_impl = nose.tools.assert_raises_regexp
+            except AttributeError:
+                # 2.6
+
+                # This class is copied from Python2.7 stdlib almost verbatim
+                class _AssertRaisesContext(object):
+                    """A context manager used to implement TestCase.assertRaises* methods."""
+
+                    def __init__(self, expected, expected_regexp=None):
+                        self.expected = expected
+                        self.expected_regexp = expected_regexp
+
+                    def failureException(self, msg):
+                        return AssertionError(msg)
+
+                    def __enter__(self):
+                        return self
+
+                    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
+                        if exc_type is None:
+                            try:
+                                exc_name = self.expected.__name__
+                            except AttributeError:
+                                exc_name = str(self.expected)
+                            raise self.failureException(
+                                "{0} not raised".format(exc_name))
+                        if not issubclass(exc_type, self.expected):
+                            # let unexpected exceptions pass through
+                            return False
+                        self.exception = exc_value  # store for later retrieval
+                        if self.expected_regexp is None:
+                            return True
+
+                        expected_regexp = self.expected_regexp
+                        if isinstance(expected_regexp, basestring):
+                            expected_regexp = re.compile(expected_regexp)
+                        if not expected_regexp.search(str(exc_value)):
+                            raise self.failureException(
+                                '"%s" does not match "%s"' %
+                                (expected_regexp.pattern, str(exc_value)))
+                        return True
+
+                def impl(cls, regex, callable_obj, *a, **kw):
+                    mgr = _AssertRaisesContext(cls, regex)
+                    if callable_obj is None:
+                        return mgr
+                    with mgr:
+                        callable_obj(*a, **kw)
+                assert_raises_regex_impl = impl
+
+    return assert_raises_regex_impl(exception_class, expected_regexp,
+                                    callable_obj, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def decorate_methods(cls, decorator, testmatch=None):
+    """
+    Apply a decorator to all methods in a class matching a regular expression.
+
+    The given decorator is applied to all public methods of `cls` that are
+    matched by the regular expression `testmatch`
+    (``testmatch.search(methodname)``). Methods that are private, i.e. start
+    with an underscore, are ignored.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    cls : class
+        Class whose methods to decorate.
+    decorator : function
+        Decorator to apply to methods
+    testmatch : compiled regexp or str, optional
+        The regular expression. Default value is None, in which case the
+        nose default (``re.compile(r'(?:^|[\\b_\\.%s-])[Tt]est' % os.sep)``)
+        is used.
+        If `testmatch` is a string, it is compiled to a regular expression
+        first.
+
+    """
+    if testmatch is None:
+        testmatch = re.compile(r'(?:^|[\\b_\\.%s-])[Tt]est' % os.sep)
+    else:
+        testmatch = re.compile(testmatch)
+    cls_attr = cls.__dict__
+
+    # delayed import to reduce startup time
+    from inspect import isfunction
+
+    methods = [_m for _m in cls_attr.values() if isfunction(_m)]
+    for function in methods:
+        try:
+            if hasattr(function, 'compat_func_name'):
+                funcname = function.compat_func_name
+            else:
+                funcname = function.__name__
+        except AttributeError:
+            # not a function
+            continue
+        if testmatch.search(funcname) and not funcname.startswith('_'):
+            setattr(cls, funcname, decorator(function))
+    return
+
+
+def measure(code_str,times=1,label=None):
+    """
+    Return elapsed time for executing code in the namespace of the caller.
+
+    The supplied code string is compiled with the Python builtin ``compile``.
+    The precision of the timing is 10 milli-seconds. If the code will execute
+    fast on this timescale, it can be executed many times to get reasonable
+    timing accuracy.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    code_str : str
+        The code to be timed.
+    times : int, optional
+        The number of times the code is executed. Default is 1. The code is
+        only compiled once.
+    label : str, optional
+        A label to identify `code_str` with. This is passed into ``compile``
+        as the second argument (for run-time error messages).
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    elapsed : float
+        Total elapsed time in seconds for executing `code_str` `times` times.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> etime = np.testing.measure('for i in range(1000): np.sqrt(i**2)',
+    ...                            times=times)
+    >>> print "Time for a single execution : ", etime / times, "s"
+    Time for a single execution :  0.005 s
+
+    """
+    frame = sys._getframe(1)
+    locs, globs = frame.f_locals, frame.f_globals
+
+    code = compile(code_str,
+                   'Test name: %s ' % label,
+                   'exec')
+    i = 0
+    elapsed = jiffies()
+    while i < times:
+        i += 1
+        exec(code, globs, locs)
+    elapsed = jiffies() - elapsed
+    return 0.01*elapsed
+
+def _assert_valid_refcount(op):
+    """
+    Check that ufuncs don't mishandle refcount of object `1`.
+    Used in a few regression tests.
+    """
+    import numpy as np
+    a = np.arange(100 * 100)
+    b = np.arange(100*100).reshape(100, 100)
+    c = b
+
+    i = 1
+
+    rc = sys.getrefcount(i)
+    for j in range(15):
+        d = op(b, c)
+
+    assert_(sys.getrefcount(i) >= rc)
+
+def assert_allclose(actual, desired, rtol=1e-7, atol=0,
+                    err_msg='', verbose=True):
+    """
+    Raises an AssertionError if two objects are not equal up to desired
+    tolerance.
+
+    The test is equivalent to ``allclose(actual, desired, rtol, atol)``.
+    It compares the difference between `actual` and `desired` to
+    ``atol + rtol * abs(desired)``.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    actual : array_like
+        Array obtained.
+    desired : array_like
+        Array desired.
+    rtol : float, optional
+        Relative tolerance.
+    atol : float, optional
+        Absolute tolerance.
+    err_msg : str, optional
+        The error message to be printed in case of failure.
+    verbose : bool, optional
+        If True, the conflicting values are appended to the error message.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+        If actual and desired are not equal up to specified precision.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_array_almost_equal_nulp, assert_array_max_ulp
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> x = [1e-5, 1e-3, 1e-1]
+    >>> y = np.arccos(np.cos(x))
+    >>> assert_allclose(x, y, rtol=1e-5, atol=0)
+
+    """
+    import numpy as np
+    def compare(x, y):
+        return np.allclose(x, y, rtol=rtol, atol=atol)
+
+    actual, desired = np.asanyarray(actual), np.asanyarray(desired)
+    header = 'Not equal to tolerance rtol=%g, atol=%g' % (rtol, atol)
+    assert_array_compare(compare, actual, desired, err_msg=str(err_msg),
+                         verbose=verbose, header=header)
+
+def assert_array_almost_equal_nulp(x, y, nulp=1):
+    """
+    Compare two arrays relatively to their spacing.
+
+    This is a relatively robust method to compare two arrays whose amplitude
+    is variable.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    x, y : array_like
+        Input arrays.
+    nulp : int, optional
+        The maximum number of unit in the last place for tolerance (see Notes).
+        Default is 1.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    None
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+        If the spacing between `x` and `y` for one or more elements is larger
+        than `nulp`.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_array_max_ulp : Check that all items of arrays differ in at most
+        N Units in the Last Place.
+    spacing : Return the distance between x and the nearest adjacent number.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    An assertion is raised if the following condition is not met::
+
+        abs(x - y) <= nulps * spacing(max(abs(x), abs(y)))
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> x = np.array([1., 1e-10, 1e-20])
+    >>> eps = np.finfo(x.dtype).eps
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal_nulp(x, x*eps/2 + x)
+
+    >>> np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal_nulp(x, x*eps + x)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+      ...
+    AssertionError: X and Y are not equal to 1 ULP (max is 2)
+
+    """
+    import numpy as np
+    ax = np.abs(x)
+    ay = np.abs(y)
+    ref = nulp * np.spacing(np.where(ax > ay, ax, ay))
+    if not np.all(np.abs(x-y) <= ref):
+        if np.iscomplexobj(x) or np.iscomplexobj(y):
+            msg = "X and Y are not equal to %d ULP" % nulp
+        else:
+            max_nulp = np.max(nulp_diff(x, y))
+            msg = "X and Y are not equal to %d ULP (max is %g)" % (nulp, max_nulp)
+        raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+def assert_array_max_ulp(a, b, maxulp=1, dtype=None):
+    """
+    Check that all items of arrays differ in at most N Units in the Last Place.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    a, b : array_like
+        Input arrays to be compared.
+    maxulp : int, optional
+        The maximum number of units in the last place that elements of `a` and
+        `b` can differ. Default is 1.
+    dtype : dtype, optional
+        Data-type to convert `a` and `b` to if given. Default is None.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    ret : ndarray
+        Array containing number of representable floating point numbers between
+        items in `a` and `b`.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    AssertionError
+        If one or more elements differ by more than `maxulp`.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    assert_array_almost_equal_nulp : Compare two arrays relatively to their
+        spacing.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> a = np.linspace(0., 1., 100)
+    >>> res = np.testing.assert_array_max_ulp(a, np.arcsin(np.sin(a)))
+
+    """
+    import numpy as np
+    ret = nulp_diff(a, b, dtype)
+    if not np.all(ret <= maxulp):
+        raise AssertionError("Arrays are not almost equal up to %g ULP" % \
+                             maxulp)
+    return ret
+
+def nulp_diff(x, y, dtype=None):
+    """For each item in x and y, return the number of representable floating
+    points between them.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    x : array_like
+        first input array
+    y : array_like
+        second input array
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    nulp : array_like
+        number of representable floating point numbers between each item in x
+        and y.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    # By definition, epsilon is the smallest number such as 1 + eps != 1, so
+    # there should be exactly one ULP between 1 and 1 + eps
+    >>> nulp_diff(1, 1 + np.finfo(x.dtype).eps)
+    1.0
+    """
+    import numpy as np
+    if dtype:
+        x = np.array(x, dtype=dtype)
+        y = np.array(y, dtype=dtype)
+    else:
+        x = np.array(x)
+        y = np.array(y)
+
+    t = np.common_type(x, y)
+    if np.iscomplexobj(x) or np.iscomplexobj(y):
+        raise NotImplementedError("_nulp not implemented for complex array")
+
+    x = np.array(x, dtype=t)
+    y = np.array(y, dtype=t)
+
+    if not x.shape == y.shape:
+        raise ValueError("x and y do not have the same shape: %s - %s" % \
+                         (x.shape, y.shape))
+
+    def _diff(rx, ry, vdt):
+        diff = np.array(rx-ry, dtype=vdt)
+        return np.abs(diff)
+
+    rx = integer_repr(x)
+    ry = integer_repr(y)
+    return _diff(rx, ry, t)
+
+def _integer_repr(x, vdt, comp):
+    # Reinterpret binary representation of the float as sign-magnitude:
+    # take into account two-complement representation
+    # See also
+    # http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/comparingfloats.htm
+    rx = x.view(vdt)
+    if not (rx.size == 1):
+        rx[rx < 0] = comp - rx[rx<0]
+    else:
+        if rx < 0:
+            rx = comp - rx
+
+    return rx
+
+def integer_repr(x):
+    """Return the signed-magnitude interpretation of the binary representation of
+    x."""
+    import numpy as np
+    if x.dtype == np.float32:
+        return _integer_repr(x, np.int32, np.int32(-2**31))
+    elif x.dtype == np.float64:
+        return _integer_repr(x, np.int64, np.int64(-2**63))
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Unsupported dtype %s" % x.dtype)
+
+# The following two classes are copied from python 2.6 warnings module (context
+# manager)
+class WarningMessage(object):
+
+    """
+    Holds the result of a single showwarning() call.
+
+    Deprecated in 1.8.0
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    `WarningMessage` is copied from the Python 2.6 warnings module,
+    so it can be used in NumPy with older Python versions.
+
+    """
+
+    _WARNING_DETAILS = ("message", "category", "filename", "lineno", "file",
+                        "line")
+
+    def __init__(self, message, category, filename, lineno, file=None,
+                    line=None):
+        local_values = locals()
+        for attr in self._WARNING_DETAILS:
+            setattr(self, attr, local_values[attr])
+        if category:
+            self._category_name = category.__name__
+        else:
+            self._category_name = None
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return ("{message : %r, category : %r, filename : %r, lineno : %s, "
+                    "line : %r}" % (self.message, self._category_name,
+                                    self.filename, self.lineno, self.line))
+
+class WarningManager(object):
+    """
+    A context manager that copies and restores the warnings filter upon
+    exiting the context.
+
+    The 'record' argument specifies whether warnings should be captured by a
+    custom implementation of ``warnings.showwarning()`` and be appended to a
+    list returned by the context manager. Otherwise None is returned by the
+    context manager. The objects appended to the list are arguments whose
+    attributes mirror the arguments to ``showwarning()``.
+
+    The 'module' argument is to specify an alternative module to the module
+    named 'warnings' and imported under that name. This argument is only useful
+    when testing the warnings module itself.
+
+    Deprecated in 1.8.0
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    `WarningManager` is a copy of the ``catch_warnings`` context manager
+    from the Python 2.6 warnings module, with slight modifications.
+    It is copied so it can be used in NumPy with older Python versions.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, record=False, module=None):
+        self._record = record
+        if module is None:
+            self._module = sys.modules['warnings']
+        else:
+            self._module = module
+        self._entered = False
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        if self._entered:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cannot enter %r twice" % self)
+        self._entered = True
+        self._filters = self._module.filters
+        self._module.filters = self._filters[:]
+        self._showwarning = self._module.showwarning
+        if self._record:
+            log = []
+            def showwarning(*args, **kwargs):
+                log.append(WarningMessage(*args, **kwargs))
+            self._module.showwarning = showwarning
+            return log
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def __exit__(self):
+        if not self._entered:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cannot exit %r without entering first" % self)
+        self._module.filters = self._filters
+        self._module.showwarning = self._showwarning
+
+
+def assert_warns(warning_class, func, *args, **kw):
+    """
+    Fail unless the given callable throws the specified warning.
+
+    A warning of class warning_class should be thrown by the callable when
+    invoked with arguments args and keyword arguments kwargs.
+    If a different type of warning is thrown, it will not be caught, and the
+    test case will be deemed to have suffered an error.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.4.0
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    warning_class : class
+        The class defining the warning that `func` is expected to throw.
+    func : callable
+        The callable to test.
+    \\*args : Arguments
+        Arguments passed to `func`.
+    \\*\\*kwargs : Kwargs
+        Keyword arguments passed to `func`.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    The value returned by `func`.
+
+    """
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as l:
+        warnings.simplefilter('always')
+        result = func(*args, **kw)
+        if not len(l) > 0:
+            raise AssertionError("No warning raised when calling %s"
+                    % func.__name__)
+        if not l[0].category is warning_class:
+            raise AssertionError("First warning for %s is not a " \
+                    "%s( is %s)" % (func.__name__, warning_class, l[0]))
+    return result
+
+def assert_no_warnings(func, *args, **kw):
+    """
+    Fail if the given callable produces any warnings.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.7.0
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    func : callable
+        The callable to test.
+    \\*args : Arguments
+        Arguments passed to `func`.
+    \\*\\*kwargs : Kwargs
+        Keyword arguments passed to `func`.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    The value returned by `func`.
+
+    """
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as l:
+        warnings.simplefilter('always')
+        result = func(*args, **kw)
+        if len(l) > 0:
+            raise AssertionError("Got warnings when calling %s: %s"
+                    % (func.__name__, l))
+    return result
+
+
+def _gen_alignment_data(dtype=float32, type='binary', max_size=24):
+    """
+    generator producing data with different alignment and offsets
+    to test simd vectorization
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    dtype : dtype
+        data type to produce
+    type : string
+        'unary': create data for unary operations, creates one input
+                 and output array
+        'binary': create data for unary operations, creates two input
+                 and output array
+    max_size : integer
+        maximum size of data to produce
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    if type is 'unary' yields one output, one input array and a message
+    containing information on the data
+    if type is 'binary' yields one output array, two input array and a message
+    containing information on the data
+
+    """
+    ufmt = 'unary offset=(%d, %d), size=%d, dtype=%r, %s'
+    bfmt = 'binary offset=(%d, %d, %d), size=%d, dtype=%r, %s'
+    for o in range(3):
+        for s in range(o + 2, max(o + 3, max_size)):
+            if type == 'unary':
+                inp = lambda : arange(s, dtype=dtype)[o:]
+                out = empty((s,), dtype=dtype)[o:]
+                yield out, inp(), ufmt % (o, o, s, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield inp(), inp(), ufmt % (o, o, s, dtype, 'in place')
+                yield out[1:], inp()[:-1], ufmt % \
+                    (o + 1, o, s - 1, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield out[:-1], inp()[1:], ufmt % \
+                    (o, o + 1, s - 1, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield inp()[:-1], inp()[1:], ufmt % \
+                    (o, o + 1, s - 1, dtype, 'aliased')
+                yield inp()[1:], inp()[:-1], ufmt % \
+                    (o + 1, o, s - 1, dtype, 'aliased')
+            if type == 'binary':
+                inp1 = lambda :arange(s, dtype=dtype)[o:]
+                inp2 = lambda :arange(s, dtype=dtype)[o:]
+                out = empty((s,), dtype=dtype)[o:]
+                yield out, inp1(), inp2(),  bfmt % \
+                    (o, o, o, s, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield inp1(), inp1(), inp2(), bfmt % \
+                    (o, o, o, s, dtype, 'in place1')
+                yield inp2(), inp1(), inp2(), bfmt % \
+                    (o, o, o, s, dtype, 'in place2')
+                yield out[1:], inp1()[:-1], inp2()[:-1], bfmt % \
+                    (o + 1, o, o, s - 1, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield out[:-1], inp1()[1:], inp2()[:-1], bfmt % \
+                    (o, o + 1, o, s - 1, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield out[:-1], inp1()[:-1], inp2()[1:], bfmt % \
+                    (o, o, o + 1, s - 1, dtype, 'out of place')
+                yield inp1()[1:], inp1()[:-1], inp2()[:-1], bfmt % \
+                    (o + 1, o, o, s - 1, dtype, 'aliased')
+                yield inp1()[:-1], inp1()[1:], inp2()[:-1], bfmt % \
+                    (o, o + 1, o, s - 1, dtype, 'aliased')
+                yield inp1()[:-1], inp1()[:-1], inp2()[1:], bfmt % \
+                    (o, o, o + 1, s - 1, dtype, 'aliased')
+
+
+class IgnoreException(Exception):
+    "Ignoring this exception due to disabled feature"
+
+
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+def tempdir(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Context manager to provide a temporary test folder.
+
+    All arguments are passed as this to the underlying tempfile.mkdtemp
+    function.
+
+    """
+    tmpdir = mkdtemp(*args, **kwargs)
+    yield tmpdir
+    shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)