How do I test dictionary-equality with Python's doctest-package?

Question

I\'m writing a doctest for a function that outputs a dictionary. The doctest looks like

>>> my_function()
{\'this\': \'is\', \'a\': \'dictionary\'}
         


        

Answer 1

I ended up using this. Hacky, but it works.

>>> p = my_function()
>>> {'this': 'is', 'a': 'dictionary'} == p
True