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[Jonathan Lange <jml@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

If you do:
  self.assertThat(5, LessThan(3))

You'll get an error that says:
  Difference: 3 is >= 5

Which is not true.  The standard way of expressing errors is to say
something that is true, but wrong.

** Affects: testtools
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Gavin Panella (allenap)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Branch linked: lp:~allenap/testtools/lessthan-mismatch-string

** Changed in: testtools
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Changed in: testtools
    Milestone: None => 0.9.8

** Changed in: testtools
    Milestone: 0.9.8 => next

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762008

Title:
  LessThan assertion error is inaccurate

Status in testtools:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  If you do:
    self.assertThat(5, LessThan(3))

  You'll get an error that says:
    Difference: 3 is >= 5

  Which is not true.  The standard way of expressing errors is to say
  something that is true, but wrong.