pytest-assert-always-false (PT015)

Derived from the flake8-pytest-style linter.

What it does

Checks for assert statements whose test expression is a falsy value.

pytest.fail conveys the intent more clearly than assert falsy_value.

def test_foo():
    if some_condition:
        assert False, "some_condition was True"

Use instead:

import pytest


def test_foo():
    if some_condition:
        pytest.fail("some_condition was True")
    ...

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