#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # # Based on AboutNil in the Ruby Koans # from runner.koan import * class AboutNone(Koan): def test_none_is_an_object(self): "Unlike NULL in a lot of languages" self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(None, object)) def test_none_is_universal(self): "There is only one None" self.assertEqual(True, None is None) def test_what_exception_do_you_get_when_calling_nonexistent_methods(self): """ What is the Exception that is thrown when you call a method that does not exist? Hint: launch python command console and try the code in the block below. Don't worry about what 'try' and 'except' do, we'll talk about this later """ try: None.some_method_none_does_not_know_about() except Exception as ex: # What exception has been caught? self.assertEqual('AttributeError', ex.__class__.__name__) # What message was attached to the exception? # (HINT: replace __ with part of the error message.) self.assertMatch('NoneType', ex.args[0]) def test_none_is_distinct(self): """ None is distinct from other things which are False. """ self.assertEqual(True, None is not 0) self.assertEqual(True, None is not False)