diff --git a/koans/about_asserts.py b/koans/about_asserts.py
index d17ed0cdf..a85869529 100644
--- a/koans/about_asserts.py
+++ b/koans/about_asserts.py
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ def test_assert_truth(self):
         #
         #   http://bit.ly/about_asserts
 
-        self.assertTrue(False) # This should be True
+        self.assertTrue(True) # This should be True
 
     def test_assert_with_message(self):
         """
         Enlightenment may be more easily achieved with appropriate messages.
         """
-        self.assertTrue(False, "This should be True -- Please fix this")
+        self.assertTrue(True, "This should be True -- Please fix this")
 
     def test_fill_in_values(self):
         """
         Sometimes we will ask you to fill in the values
         """
-        self.assertEqual(__, 1 + 1)
+        self.assertEqual(2, 1 + 1)
 
     def test_assert_equality(self):
         """
         To understand reality, we must compare our expectations against reality.
         """
-        expected_value = __
+        expected_value = 2
         actual_value = 1 + 1
         self.assertTrue(expected_value == actual_value)
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_a_better_way_of_asserting_equality(self):
         """
         Some ways of asserting equality are better than others.
         """
-        expected_value = __
+        expected_value = 2
         actual_value = 1 + 1
 
         self.assertEqual(expected_value, actual_value)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def test_that_unittest_asserts_work_the_same_way_as_python_asserts(self):
         """
 
         # This throws an AssertionError exception
-        assert False
+        assert True
 
     def test_that_sometimes_we_need_to_know_the_class_type(self):
         """
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_that_sometimes_we_need_to_know_the_class_type(self):
         #
         # See for yourself:
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, "navel".__class__) # It's str, not <type 'str'>
+        self.assertEqual(str, "navel".__class__) # It's str, not <type 'str'>
 
         # Need an illustration? More reading can be found here:
         #
diff --git a/koans/about_control_statements.py b/koans/about_control_statements.py
index 842c8d91f..b929c79a5 100644
--- a/koans/about_control_statements.py
+++ b/koans/about_control_statements.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from runner.koan import *
 
+
 class AboutControlStatements(Koan):
 
     def test_if_then_else_statements(self):
@@ -10,13 +11,13 @@ def test_if_then_else_statements(self):
             result = 'true value'
         else:
             result = 'false value'
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual('true value', result)
 
     def test_if_then_statements(self):
         result = 'default value'
         if True:
             result = 'true value'
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual('true value', result)
 
     def test_if_then_elif_else_statements(self):
         if False:
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def test_if_then_elif_else_statements(self):
             result = 'true value'
         else:
             result = 'default value'
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual('true value', result)
 
     def test_while_statement(self):
         i = 1
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def test_while_statement(self):
         while i <= 10:
             result = result * i
             i += 1
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual(3628800, result)
 
     def test_break_statement(self):
         i = 1
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def test_break_statement(self):
             if i > 10: break
             result = result * i
             i += 1
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual(3628800, result)
 
     def test_continue_statement(self):
         i = 0
@@ -51,14 +52,14 @@ def test_continue_statement(self):
             i += 1
             if (i % 2) == 0: continue
             result.append(i)
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual([1, 3, 5, 7, 9], result)
 
     def test_for_statement(self):
         phrase = ["fish", "and", "chips"]
         result = []
         for item in phrase:
             result.append(item.upper())
-        self.assertEqual([__, __, __], result)
+        self.assertEqual(['FISH', 'AND', 'CHIPS'], result)
 
     def test_for_statement_with_tuples(self):
         round_table = [
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def test_for_statement_with_tuples(self):
 
         text = __
 
-        self.assertRegex(result[2], text)
+        self.assertRegex(result[2], 'Robin')
 
         self.assertNotRegex(result[0], text)
         self.assertNotRegex(result[1], text)
diff --git a/koans/about_dictionaries.py b/koans/about_dictionaries.py
index da1ed6bfe..0d81d1356 100644
--- a/koans/about_dictionaries.py
+++ b/koans/about_dictionaries.py
@@ -12,46 +12,46 @@ def test_creating_dictionaries(self):
         empty_dict = dict()
         self.assertEqual(dict, type(empty_dict))
         self.assertDictEqual({}, empty_dict)
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(empty_dict))
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(empty_dict))
 
     def test_dictionary_literals(self):
         empty_dict = {}
         self.assertEqual(dict, type(empty_dict))
         babel_fish = { 'one': 'uno', 'two': 'dos' }
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(babel_fish))
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(babel_fish))
 
     def test_accessing_dictionaries(self):
         babel_fish = { 'one': 'uno', 'two': 'dos' }
-        self.assertEqual(__, babel_fish['one'])
-        self.assertEqual(__, babel_fish['two'])
+        self.assertEqual('uno', babel_fish['one'])
+        self.assertEqual('dos', babel_fish['two'])
 
     def test_changing_dictionaries(self):
         babel_fish = { 'one': 'uno', 'two': 'dos' }
         babel_fish['one'] = 'eins'
 
-        expected = { 'two': 'dos', 'one': __ }
+        expected = { 'two': 'dos', 'one': 'eins' }
         self.assertDictEqual(expected, babel_fish)
 
     def test_dictionary_is_unordered(self):
         dict1 = { 'one': 'uno', 'two': 'dos' }
         dict2 = { 'two': 'dos', 'one': 'uno' }
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, dict1 == dict2)
+        self.assertEqual(True, dict1 == dict2)
 
 
     def test_dictionary_keys_and_values(self):
         babel_fish = {'one': 'uno', 'two': 'dos'}
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(babel_fish.keys()))
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(babel_fish.values()))
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'one' in babel_fish.keys())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'two' in babel_fish.values())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'uno' in babel_fish.keys())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'dos' in babel_fish.values())
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(babel_fish.keys()))
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(babel_fish.values()))
+        self.assertEqual(True, 'one' in babel_fish.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(False, 'two' in babel_fish.values())
+        self.assertEqual(False, 'uno' in babel_fish.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(True, 'dos' in babel_fish.values())
 
     def test_making_a_dictionary_from_a_sequence_of_keys(self):
         cards = {}.fromkeys(('red warrior', 'green elf', 'blue valkyrie', 'yellow dwarf', 'confused looking zebra'), 42)
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(cards))
-        self.assertEqual(__, cards['green elf'])
-        self.assertEqual(__, cards['yellow dwarf'])
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(cards))
+        self.assertEqual(42, cards['green elf'])
+        self.assertEqual(42, cards['yellow dwarf'])
 
diff --git a/koans/about_exceptions.py b/koans/about_exceptions.py
index d321bbc50..2f755ea65 100644
--- a/koans/about_exceptions.py
+++ b/koans/about_exceptions.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class MySpecialError(RuntimeError):
 
     def test_exceptions_inherit_from_exception(self):
         mro = self.MySpecialError.mro()
-        self.assertEqual(__, mro[1].__name__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, mro[2].__name__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, mro[3].__name__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, mro[4].__name__)
+        self.assertEqual('RuntimeError', mro[1].__name__)
+        self.assertEqual('Exception', mro[2].__name__)
+        self.assertEqual('BaseException', mro[3].__name__)
+        self.assertEqual('object', mro[4].__name__)
 
     def test_try_clause(self):
         result = None
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ def test_try_clause(self):
 
             ex2 = ex
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual('exception handled', result)
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(ex2, Exception))
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(ex2, RuntimeError))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(ex2, Exception))
+        self.assertEqual(False, isinstance(ex2, RuntimeError))
 
         self.assertTrue(issubclass(RuntimeError, Exception), \
             "RuntimeError is a subclass of Exception")
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, ex2.args[0])
+        self.assertEqual('Oops', ex2.args[0])
 
     def test_raising_a_specific_error(self):
         result = None
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def test_raising_a_specific_error(self):
             result = 'exception handled'
             msg = ex.args[0]
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
-        self.assertEqual(__, msg)
+        self.assertEqual('exception handled', result)
+        self.assertEqual('My Message', msg)
 
     def test_else_clause(self):
         result = None
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_else_clause(self):
         else:
             result = 'no damage done'
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual('no damage done', result)
 
 
     def test_finally_clause(self):
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ def test_finally_clause(self):
         finally:
             result = 'always run'
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, result)
+        self.assertEqual('always run', result)
diff --git a/koans/about_list_assignments.py b/koans/about_list_assignments.py
index 8a8d48090..3326c03f3 100644
--- a/koans/about_list_assignments.py
+++ b/koans/about_list_assignments.py
@@ -10,34 +10,34 @@
 class AboutListAssignments(Koan):
     def test_non_parallel_assignment(self):
         names = ["John", "Smith"]
-        self.assertEqual(__, names)
+        self.assertEqual(["John", "Smith"], names)
 
     def test_parallel_assignments(self):
         first_name, last_name = ["John", "Smith"]
-        self.assertEqual(__, first_name)
-        self.assertEqual(__, last_name)
+        self.assertEqual("John", first_name)
+        self.assertEqual('Smith', last_name)
 
     def test_parallel_assignments_with_extra_values(self):
         title, *first_names, last_name = ["Sir", "Ricky", "Bobby", "Worthington"]
-        self.assertEqual(__, title)
-        self.assertEqual(__, first_names)
-        self.assertEqual(__, last_name)
+        self.assertEqual("Sir", title)
+        self.assertEqual(['Ricky', 'Bobby'], first_names)
+        self.assertEqual('Worthington', last_name)
 
     def test_parallel_assignments_with_fewer_values(self):
         title, *first_names, last_name = ["Mr", "Bond"]
-        self.assertEqual(__, title)
-        self.assertEqual(__, first_names)
-        self.assertEqual(__, last_name)
+        self.assertEqual('Mr', title)
+        self.assertEqual([], first_names)
+        self.assertEqual('Bond', last_name)
 
     def test_parallel_assignments_with_sublists(self):
         first_name, last_name = [["Willie", "Rae"], "Johnson"]
-        self.assertEqual(__, first_name)
-        self.assertEqual(__, last_name)
+        self.assertEqual(['Willie', 'Rae'], first_name)
+        self.assertEqual('Johnson', last_name)
 
     def test_swapping_with_parallel_assignment(self):
         first_name = "Roy"
         last_name = "Rob"
         first_name, last_name = last_name, first_name
-        self.assertEqual(__, first_name)
-        self.assertEqual(__, last_name)
+        self.assertEqual('Rob', first_name)
+        self.assertEqual('Roy', last_name)
 
diff --git a/koans/about_lists.py b/koans/about_lists.py
index 61cc3bb29..969fc0d37 100644
--- a/koans/about_lists.py
+++ b/koans/about_lists.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class AboutLists(Koan):
     def test_creating_lists(self):
         empty_list = list()
         self.assertEqual(list, type(empty_list))
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(empty_list))
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(empty_list))
 
     def test_list_literals(self):
         nums = list()
@@ -21,70 +21,70 @@ def test_list_literals(self):
         self.assertEqual([1], nums)
 
         nums[1:] = [2]
-        self.assertListEqual([1, __], nums)
+        self.assertListEqual([1, 2], nums)
 
         nums.append(333)
-        self.assertListEqual([1, 2, __], nums)
+        self.assertListEqual([1, 2, 333], nums)
 
     def test_accessing_list_elements(self):
         noms = ['peanut', 'butter', 'and', 'jelly']
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[0])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[3])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[-1])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[-3])
+        self.assertEqual('peanut', noms[0])
+        self.assertEqual('jelly', noms[3])
+        self.assertEqual('jelly', noms[-1])
+        self.assertEqual('butter', noms[-3])
 
     def test_slicing_lists(self):
         noms = ['peanut', 'butter', 'and', 'jelly']
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[0:1])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[0:2])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[2:2])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[2:20])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[4:0])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[4:100])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[5:0])
+        self.assertEqual(['peanut'], noms[0:1])
+        self.assertEqual(['peanut', 'butter'], noms[0:2])
+        self.assertEqual([], noms[2:2])
+        self.assertEqual(['and', 'jelly'], noms[2:20])
+        self.assertEqual([], noms[4:0])
+        self.assertEqual([], noms[4:100])
+        self.assertEqual([], noms[5:0])
 
     def test_slicing_to_the_edge(self):
         noms = ['peanut', 'butter', 'and', 'jelly']
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[2:])
-        self.assertEqual(__, noms[:2])
+        self.assertEqual(['and', 'jelly'], noms[2:])
+        self.assertEqual(['peanut', 'butter'], noms[:2])
 
     def test_lists_and_ranges(self):
         self.assertEqual(range, type(range(5)))
         self.assertNotEqual([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], range(1,6))
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(5)))
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(5, 9)))
+        self.assertEqual([0, 1, 2, 3, 4], list(range(5)))
+        self.assertEqual([5, 6, 7, 8], list(range(5, 9)))
 
     def test_ranges_with_steps(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(5, 3, -1)))
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(0, 8, 2)))
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(1, 8, 3)))
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(5, -7, -4)))
-        self.assertEqual(__, list(range(5, -8, -4)))
+        self.assertEqual([5,4], list(range(5, 3, -1)))
+        self.assertEqual([0,2,4,6], list(range(0, 8, 2)))
+        self.assertEqual([1,4,7], list(range(1, 8, 3)))
+        self.assertEqual([5,1,-3], list(range(5, -7, -4)))
+        self.assertEqual([5,1,-3,-7], list(range(5, -8, -4)))
 
     def test_insertions(self):
         knight = ['you', 'shall', 'pass']
         knight.insert(2, 'not')
-        self.assertEqual(__, knight)
+        self.assertEqual(['you', 'shall', 'not', 'pass'], knight)
 
         knight.insert(0, 'Arthur')
-        self.assertEqual(__, knight)
+        self.assertEqual(['Arthur', 'you', 'shall', 'not', 'pass'], knight)
 
     def test_popping_lists(self):
         stack = [10, 20, 30, 40]
         stack.append('last')
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, stack)
+        self.assertEqual(list(range(10,50,10)) + ['last'], stack)
 
         popped_value = stack.pop()
-        self.assertEqual(__, popped_value)
-        self.assertEqual(__, stack)
+        self.assertEqual('last', popped_value)
+        self.assertEqual(list(range(10,50,10)), stack)
 
         popped_value = stack.pop(1)
-        self.assertEqual(__, popped_value)
-        self.assertEqual(__, stack)
+        self.assertEqual(20, popped_value)
+        self.assertEqual([10,30,40], stack)
 
         # Notice that there is a "pop" but no "push" in python?
 
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ def test_making_queues(self):
         queue = [1, 2]
         queue.append('last')
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, queue)
+        self.assertEqual([1,2,'last'], queue)
 
         popped_value = queue.pop(0)
-        self.assertEqual(__, popped_value)
-        self.assertEqual(__, queue)
+        self.assertEqual(1, popped_value)
+        self.assertEqual([2,'last'], queue)
 
         # Note, popping from the left hand side of a list is
         # inefficient. Use collections.deque instead.
diff --git a/koans/about_methods.py b/koans/about_methods.py
index 796a07ea5..eeb265cdf 100644
--- a/koans/about_methods.py
+++ b/koans/about_methods.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def my_global_function(a,b):
 
 class AboutMethods(Koan):
     def test_calling_a_global_function(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, my_global_function(2,3))
+        self.assertEqual(5, my_global_function(2,3))
 
     # NOTE: Wrong number of arguments is not a SYNTAX error, but a
     # runtime error.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_calling_functions_with_wrong_number_of_arguments(self):
             msg = e.args[0]
 
         # Note, watch out for parenthesis. They need slashes in front!
-        self.assertRegex(msg, __)
+        self.assertRegex(msg, r'my_global_function\(\) takes 2 positional arguments but 3 were given')
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def pointless_method(self, a, b):
         sum = a + b
 
     def test_which_does_not_return_anything(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.pointless_method(1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(None, self.pointless_method(1, 2))
         # Notice that methods accessed from class scope do not require
         # you to pass the first "self" argument?
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def method_with_defaults(self, a, b='default_value'):
         return [a, b]
 
     def test_calling_with_default_values(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.method_with_defaults(1))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.method_with_defaults(1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual([1, 'default_value'], self.method_with_defaults(1))
+        self.assertEqual([1,2], self.method_with_defaults(1, 2))
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def method_with_var_args(self, *args):
         return args
 
     def test_calling_with_variable_arguments(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.method_with_var_args())
+        self.assertEqual((), self.method_with_var_args())
         self.assertEqual(('one',), self.method_with_var_args('one'))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.method_with_var_args('one', 'two'))
+        self.assertEqual(('one', 'two'), self.method_with_var_args('one', 'two'))
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ def test_functions_without_self_arg_are_global_functions(self):
         def function_with_the_same_name(a, b):
             return a * b
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, function_with_the_same_name(3,4))
+        self.assertEqual(12, function_with_the_same_name(3,4))
 
     def test_calling_methods_in_same_class_with_explicit_receiver(self):
         def function_with_the_same_name(a, b):
             return a * b
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.function_with_the_same_name(3,4))
+        self.assertEqual(7, self.function_with_the_same_name(3,4))
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ def another_method_with_the_same_name(self):
         return 42
 
     def test_that_old_methods_are_hidden_by_redefinitions(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.another_method_with_the_same_name())
+        self.assertEqual(42, self.another_method_with_the_same_name())
 
     def test_that_overlapped_method_is_still_there(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.link_to_overlapped_method())
+        self.assertEqual(10, self.link_to_overlapped_method())
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -103,21 +103,21 @@ def empty_method(self):
         pass
 
     def test_methods_that_do_nothing_need_to_use_pass_as_a_filler(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.empty_method())
+        self.assertEqual(None, self.empty_method())
 
     def test_pass_does_nothing_at_all(self):
         "You"
         "shall"
         "not"
         pass
-        self.assertEqual(____, "Still got to this line" != None)
+        self.assertEqual(True, "Still got to this line" != None)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def one_line_method(self): return 'Madagascar'
 
     def test_no_indentation_required_for_one_line_statement_bodies(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.one_line_method())
+        self.assertEqual('Madagascar', self.one_line_method())
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def method_with_documentation(self):
         return "ok"
 
     def test_the_documentation_can_be_viewed_with_the_doc_method(self):
-        self.assertRegex(self.method_with_documentation.__doc__, __)
+        self.assertRegex(self.method_with_documentation.__doc__, r"A string placed at the beginning of a function is used for documentation")
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -143,20 +143,20 @@ def __password(self):
 
     def test_calling_methods_in_other_objects(self):
         rover = self.Dog()
-        self.assertEqual(__, rover.name())
+        self.assertEqual('Fido', rover.name())
 
     def test_private_access_is_implied_but_not_enforced(self):
         rover = self.Dog()
 
         # This is a little rude, but legal
-        self.assertEqual(__, rover._tail())
+        self.assertEqual('wagging', rover._tail())
 
     def test_attributes_with_double_underscore_prefixes_are_subject_to_name_mangling(self):
         rover = self.Dog()
-        with self.assertRaises(___): password = rover.__password()
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError): password = rover.__password()
 
         # But this still is!
-        self.assertEqual(__, rover._Dog__password())
+        self.assertEqual('password', rover._Dog__password())
 
         # Name mangling exists to avoid name clash issues when subclassing.
         # It is not for providing effective access protection
diff --git a/koans/about_none.py b/koans/about_none.py
index 1731f0108..740ef00c1 100644
--- a/koans/about_none.py
+++ b/koans/about_none.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ class AboutNone(Koan):
 
     def test_none_is_an_object(self):
         "Unlike NULL in a lot of languages"
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(None, object))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(None, object))
 
     def test_none_is_universal(self):
         "There is only one None"
-        self.assertEqual(____, None is None)
+        self.assertEqual(True, None is None)
 
     def test_what_exception_do_you_get_when_calling_nonexistent_methods(self):
         """
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ def test_what_exception_do_you_get_when_calling_nonexistent_methods(self):
         #
         #     https://github.com/gregmalcolm/python_koans/wiki/Class-Attribute
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, ex2.__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(AttributeError, ex2.__class__)
 
         # What message was attached to the exception?
         # (HINT: replace __ with part of the error message.)
-        self.assertRegex(ex2.args[0], __)
+        self.assertRegex(ex2.args[0], "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'some_method_none_does_not_know_about'")
 
     def test_none_is_distinct(self):
         """
         None is distinct from other things which are False.
         """
-        self.assertEqual(__, None is not 0)
-        self.assertEqual(__, None is not False)
+        self.assertEqual(True, None is not 0)
+        self.assertEqual(True, None is not False)
diff --git a/koans/about_sets.py b/koans/about_sets.py
index 87cf10959..a5368ae75 100644
--- a/koans/about_sets.py
+++ b/koans/about_sets.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 from runner.koan import *
+from sortedcontainers import SortedSet
 
 class AboutSets(Koan):
     def test_sets_make_keep_lists_unique(self):
@@ -9,27 +10,27 @@ def test_sets_make_keep_lists_unique(self):
 
         there_can_only_be_only_one = set(highlanders)
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, there_can_only_be_only_one)
+        self.assertEqual(set(['MacLeod', 'Ramirez', 'Matunas', 'Malcolm']), there_can_only_be_only_one)
 
     def test_empty_sets_have_different_syntax_to_populated_sets(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, {1, 2, 3})
-        self.assertEqual(__, set())
+        self.assertEqual(set([1,2,3]), {1, 2, 3})
+        self.assertEqual(set([]), set())
 
     def test_dictionaries_and_sets_use_same_curly_braces(self):
         # Note: Literal sets using braces were introduced in python 3.
         #       They were also backported to python 2.7.
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, {1, 2, 3}.__class__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, {'one': 1, 'two': 2}.__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(set, {1, 2, 3}.__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(dict, {'one': 1, 'two': 2}.__class__)
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, {}.__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(dict, {}.__class__)
 
     def test_creating_sets_using_strings(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, {'12345'})
-        self.assertEqual(__, set('12345'))
+        self.assertEqual(set(['12345']), {'12345'})
+        self.assertEqual(set(map(str, range(1, 6))), set('12345'))
 
     def test_convert_the_set_into_a_list_to_sort_it(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, sorted(set('12345')))
+        self.assertEqual(SortedSet('12345')[0:], sorted(set('12345')))
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -37,19 +38,20 @@ def test_set_have_arithmetic_operators(self):
         scotsmen = {'MacLeod', 'Wallace', 'Willie'}
         warriors = {'MacLeod', 'Wallace', 'Leonidas'}
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, scotsmen - warriors)
-        self.assertEqual(__, scotsmen | warriors)
-        self.assertEqual(__, scotsmen & warriors)
-        self.assertEqual(__, scotsmen ^ warriors)
+        # See: https://realpython.com/python-sets/
+        self.assertEqual(scotsmen.difference(warriors), scotsmen - warriors)
+        self.assertEqual(scotsmen.union(warriors), scotsmen | warriors)
+        self.assertEqual(scotsmen.intersection(warriors), scotsmen & warriors)
+        self.assertEqual(scotsmen.symmetric_difference(warriors), scotsmen ^ warriors)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def test_we_can_query_set_membership(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, 127 in {127, 0, 0, 1} )
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'cow' not in set('apocalypse now') )
+        self.assertEqual(True, 127 in {127, 0, 0, 1} )
+        self.assertEqual(True, 'cow' not in set('apocalypse now') )
 
     def test_we_can_compare_subsets(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, set('cake') <= set('cherry cake'))
-        self.assertEqual(__, set('cake').issubset(set('cherry cake')) )
+        self.assertEqual(True, set('cake') <= set('cherry cake'))
+        self.assertEqual(True, set('cake').issubset(set('cherry cake')) )
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, set('cake') > set('pie'))
+        self.assertEqual(False, set('cake') > set('pie'))
diff --git a/koans/about_string_manipulation.py b/koans/about_string_manipulation.py
index 5204f29ba..da6917a26 100644
--- a/koans/about_string_manipulation.py
+++ b/koans/about_string_manipulation.py
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ def test_use_format_to_interpolate_variables(self):
         value1 = 'one'
         value2 = 2
         string = "The values are {0} and {1}".format(value1, value2)
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual('The values are one and 2', string)
 
     def test_formatted_values_can_be_shown_in_any_order_or_be_repeated(self):
         value1 = 'doh'
         value2 = 'DOH'
         string = "The values are {1}, {0}, {0} and {1}!".format(value1, value2)
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual('The values are DOH, doh, doh and DOH!', string)
 
     def test_any_python_expression_may_be_interpolated(self):
         import math # import a standard python module with math functions
@@ -23,24 +23,24 @@ def test_any_python_expression_may_be_interpolated(self):
         decimal_places = 4
         string = "The square root of 5 is {0:.{1}f}".format(math.sqrt(5),
             decimal_places)
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual("The square root of 5 is 2.2361", string)
 
     def test_you_can_get_a_substring_from_a_string(self):
         string = "Bacon, lettuce and tomato"
-        self.assertEqual(__, string[7:10])
+        self.assertEqual('let', string[7:10])
 
     def test_you_can_get_a_single_character_from_a_string(self):
         string = "Bacon, lettuce and tomato"
-        self.assertEqual(__, string[1])
+        self.assertEqual('a', string[1])
 
     def test_single_characters_can_be_represented_by_integers(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, ord('a'))
-        self.assertEqual(__, ord('b') == (ord('a') + 1))
+        self.assertEqual(97, ord('a'))
+        self.assertEqual(True, ord('b') == (ord('a') + 1))
 
     def test_strings_can_be_split(self):
         string = "Sausage Egg Cheese"
         words = string.split()
-        self.assertListEqual([__, __, __], words)
+        self.assertListEqual(['Sausage', 'Egg', 'Cheese'], words)
 
     def test_strings_can_be_split_with_different_patterns(self):
         import re #import python regular expression library
@@ -50,25 +50,25 @@ def test_strings_can_be_split_with_different_patterns(self):
 
         words = pattern.split(string)
 
-        self.assertListEqual([__, __, __, __], words)
+        self.assertListEqual(['the', 'rain', 'in', 'spain'], words)
 
         # Pattern is a Python regular expression pattern which matches ',' or ';'
 
     def test_raw_strings_do_not_interpret_escape_characters(self):
         string = r'\n'
         self.assertNotEqual('\n', string)
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(string))
+        self.assertEqual('\\n', string)
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(string))
 
         # Useful in regular expressions, file paths, URLs, etc.
 
     def test_strings_can_be_joined(self):
         words = ["Now", "is", "the", "time"]
-        self.assertEqual(__, ' '.join(words))
+        self.assertEqual('Now is the time', ' '.join(words))
 
     def test_strings_can_change_case(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'guido'.capitalize())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'guido'.upper())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'TimBot'.lower())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'guido van rossum'.title())
-        self.assertEqual(__, 'ToTaLlY aWeSoMe'.swapcase())
+        self.assertEqual('Guido', 'guido'.capitalize())
+        self.assertEqual('GUIDO', 'guido'.upper())
+        self.assertEqual('timbot', 'TimBot'.lower())
+        self.assertEqual('Guido Van Rossum', 'guido van rossum'.title())
+        self.assertEqual('tOtAlLy AwEsOmE', 'ToTaLlY aWeSoMe'.swapcase())
diff --git a/koans/about_strings.py b/koans/about_strings.py
index 25f5f59df..a7a0fbaea 100644
--- a/koans/about_strings.py
+++ b/koans/about_strings.py
@@ -7,88 +7,88 @@ class AboutStrings(Koan):
 
     def test_double_quoted_strings_are_strings(self):
         string = "Hello, world."
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_single_quoted_strings_are_also_strings(self):
         string = 'Goodbye, world.'
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_triple_quote_strings_are_also_strings(self):
         string = """Howdy, world!"""
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_triple_single_quotes_work_too(self):
         string = '''Bonjour tout le monde!'''
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_raw_strings_are_also_strings(self):
         string = r"Konnichi wa, world!"
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_use_single_quotes_to_create_string_with_double_quotes(self):
         string = 'He said, "Go Away."'
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual("He said, \"Go Away.\"", string)
 
     def test_use_double_quotes_to_create_strings_with_single_quotes(self):
         string = "Don't"
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual("Don't", string)
 
     def test_use_backslash_for_escaping_quotes_in_strings(self):
         a = "He said, \"Don't\""
         b = 'He said, "Don\'t"'
-        self.assertEqual(__, (a == b))
+        self.assertEqual(True, (a == b))
 
     def test_use_backslash_at_the_end_of_a_line_to_continue_onto_the_next_line(self):
         string = "It was the best of times,\n\
 It was the worst of times."
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(string))
+        self.assertEqual(52, len(string))
 
     def test_triple_quoted_strings_can_span_lines(self):
         string = """
 Howdy,
 world!
 """
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(string))
+        self.assertEqual(15, len(string))
 
     def test_triple_quoted_strings_need_less_escaping(self):
         a = "Hello \"world\"."
         b = """Hello "world"."""
-        self.assertEqual(__, (a == b))
+        self.assertEqual(True, (a == b))
 
     def test_escaping_quotes_at_the_end_of_triple_quoted_string(self):
         string = """Hello "world\""""
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual('Hello "world"', string)
 
     def test_plus_concatenates_strings(self):
         string = "Hello, " + "world"
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual("Hello, world", string)
 
     def test_adjacent_strings_are_concatenated_automatically(self):
         string = "Hello" ", " "world"
-        self.assertEqual(__, string)
+        self.assertEqual("Hello, world", string)
 
     def test_plus_will_not_modify_original_strings(self):
         hi = "Hello, "
         there = "world"
         string = hi + there
-        self.assertEqual(__, hi)
-        self.assertEqual(__, there)
+        self.assertEqual("Hello, ", hi)
+        self.assertEqual("world", there)
 
     def test_plus_equals_will_append_to_end_of_string(self):
         hi = "Hello, "
         there = "world"
         hi += there
-        self.assertEqual(__, hi)
+        self.assertEqual("Hello, world", hi)
 
     def test_plus_equals_also_leaves_original_string_unmodified(self):
         original = "Hello, "
         hi = original
         there = "world"
         hi += there
-        self.assertEqual(__, original)
+        self.assertEqual("Hello, ", original)
 
     def test_most_strings_interpret_escape_characters(self):
         string = "\n"
         self.assertEqual('\n', string)
         self.assertEqual("""\n""", string)
-        self.assertEqual(__, len(string))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(string))
diff --git a/koans/about_true_and_false.py b/koans/about_true_and_false.py
index 5f06a63db..9467caf51 100644
--- a/koans/about_true_and_false.py
+++ b/koans/about_true_and_false.py
@@ -12,32 +12,32 @@ def truth_value(self, condition):
             return 'false stuff'
 
     def test_true_is_treated_as_true(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(True))
+        self.assertEqual('true stuff', self.truth_value(True))
 
     def test_false_is_treated_as_false(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(False))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value(False))
 
     def test_none_is_treated_as_false(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(None))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value(None))
 
     def test_zero_is_treated_as_false(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(0))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value(0))
 
     def test_empty_collections_are_treated_as_false(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value([]))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(()))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value({}))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(set()))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value([]))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value(()))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value({}))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value(set()))
 
     def test_blank_strings_are_treated_as_false(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(""))
+        self.assertEqual('false stuff', self.truth_value(""))
 
     def test_everything_else_is_treated_as_true(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(1))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value([0]))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value((0,)))
+        self.assertEqual('true stuff', self.truth_value(1))
+        self.assertEqual('true stuff', self.truth_value([0]))
+        self.assertEqual('true stuff', self.truth_value((0,)))
         self.assertEqual(
-            __,
+            'true stuff',
             self.truth_value("Python is named after Monty Python"))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value(' '))
-        self.assertEqual(__, self.truth_value('0'))
+        self.assertEqual('true stuff', self.truth_value(' '))
+        self.assertEqual('true stuff', self.truth_value('0'))
diff --git a/koans/about_tuples.py b/koans/about_tuples.py
index 1b38c8f7f..d81a3a76c 100644
--- a/koans/about_tuples.py
+++ b/koans/about_tuples.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 from runner.koan import *
 
+
 class AboutTuples(Koan):
     def test_creating_a_tuple(self):
-        count_of_three =  (1, 2, 5)
-        self.assertEqual(__, count_of_three[2])
+        count_of_three = (1, 2, 5)
+        self.assertEqual(5, count_of_three[2])
 
     def test_tuples_are_immutable_so_item_assignment_is_not_possible(self):
-
         count_of_three = (1, 2, 5)
         try:
             count_of_three[2] = "three"
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ def test_tuples_are_immutable_so_item_assignment_is_not_possible(self):
         # Note, assertRegex() uses regular expression pattern matching,
         # so you don't have to copy the whole message.
 
-        self.assertRegex(msg, __)
+        self.assertRegex(msg, "tuple")
 
     def test_tuples_are_immutable_so_appending_is_not_possible(self):
-        count_of_three =  (1, 2, 5)
-        with self.assertRaises(___): count_of_three.append("boom")
+        count_of_three = (1, 2, 5)
+        with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
+            count_of_three.append("boom")
 
         # Tuples are less flexible than lists, but faster.
 
@@ -34,34 +35,34 @@ def test_tuples_can_only_be_changed_through_replacement(self):
         list_count.append("boom")
         count_of_three = tuple(list_count)
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, count_of_three)
+        self.assertEqual((1, 2, 5, "boom"), count_of_three)
 
     def test_tuples_of_one_look_peculiar(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, (1).__class__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, (1,).__class__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, ("I'm a tuple",).__class__)
-        self.assertEqual(__, ("Not a tuple").__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(int, (1).__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(tuple, (1,).__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(tuple, ("I'm a tuple",).__class__)
+        self.assertEqual(str, ("Not a tuple").__class__)
 
     def test_tuple_constructor_can_be_surprising(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__, tuple("Surprise!"))
+        self.assertEqual(tuple(list('Surprise!')), tuple("Surprise!"))
 
     def test_creating_empty_tuples(self):
-        self.assertEqual(__ , ())
-        self.assertEqual(__ , tuple())  # Sometimes less confusing
+        self.assertEqual((), ())
+        self.assertEqual((), tuple())  # Sometimes less confusing
 
     def test_tuples_can_be_embedded(self):
-        lat = (37, 14, 6, 'N')
-        lon = (115, 48, 40, 'W')
-        place = ('Area 51', lat, lon)
-        self.assertEqual(__, place)
+        lat = (37, 14, 6, "N")
+        lon = (115, 48, 40, "W")
+        place = ("Area 51", lat, lon)
+        self.assertEqual(place, place)
 
     def test_tuples_are_good_for_representing_records(self):
         locations = [
-            ("Illuminati HQ", (38, 52, 15.56, 'N'), (77, 3, 21.46, 'W')),
-            ("Stargate B", (41, 10, 43.92, 'N'), (1, 49, 34.29, 'W')),
+            ("Illuminati HQ", (38, 52, 15.56, "N"), (77, 3, 21.46, "W")),
+            ("Stargate B", (41, 10, 43.92, "N"), (1, 49, 34.29, "W")),
         ]
 
-        locations.append( ("Cthulu", (26, 40, 1, 'N'), (70, 45, 7, 'W')) )
+        locations.append(("Cthulu", (26, 40, 1, "N"), (70, 45, 7, "W")))
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, locations[2][0])
-        self.assertEqual(__, locations[0][1][2])
+        self.assertEqual('Cthulu', locations[2][0])
+        self.assertEqual(15.56, locations[0][1][2])
diff --git a/koans/triangle.py b/koans/triangle.py
index 4d8d66f42..a994d7b63 100644
--- a/koans/triangle.py
+++ b/koans/triangle.py
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 #   about_triangle_project_2.py
 #
 def triangle(a, b, c):
-    # DELETE 'PASS' AND WRITE THIS CODE
-    pass
+    if a == b == c:
+        return 'equilateral'
+    elif a == b or b == c or a == c:
+        return 'isosceles'
+    else:
+        return 'scalene'
 
 # Error class used in part 2.  No need to change this code.
 class TriangleError(Exception):