def test_print_status(self): rp = RecipePlan("%s/recipedir" % testdir) rp.ingredients['ing1'] = "S" rp.ingredients['ing2a'] = "W" rp.ingredients['ing2b'] = "C" rp.ingredients['ing3'] = "P" rp.print_status() mystatus = MASTFile("recipedir/status.txt") status_compare = MASTFile("files/status_artificial.txt") self.assertEqual(mystatus.data, status_compare.data)