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  "signature": "AssertionError: 3 != 5 : expected 5 but got 3",
  "signature_zh": "AssertionError: 3 != 5 : 期望 5 但得到 3",
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  "root_cause_zh": "在 unittest 中，`assertEqual(first, second)` 报告的消息格式是 `first != second`。开发者常把消息从右往左读，从而修改了断言错误的一侧，或误以为被测函数有问题，而实际是参数顺序写反了。",
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      "how": "Use pytest's rich assertion rewriting instead, which prints both operands clearly:\n\nassert result == 5",
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  "first_seen": "2024-01-22",
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