def checkClass(self): a = VertexList(10, 1) b = 2 c = True d = SparseGraph(a) Parameter.checkClass(a, VertexList) Parameter.checkClass(b, int) Parameter.checkClass(c, bool) Parameter.checkClass(d, SparseGraph) self.assertRaises(ValueError, Parameter.checkClass, a, SparseGraph) self.assertRaises(ValueError, Parameter.checkClass, b, VertexList)