[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1769: assert_almost_equal and assert_array_almost_equal raise ValueError

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#1769: assert_almost_equal and assert_array_almost_equal raise ValueError
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 Reporter:  kwgoodman      |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect         |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.testing  |     Version:  1.5.1      
 Keywords:                 |  
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 assert_almost_equal() and assert_array_almost_equal() raise a ValueError
 instead of AssertionError when the array contains np.inf:
 {{{
 >> a = np.array([[1., 2.], [3., 4.]])
 >> b = a.copy()
 >> np.testing.assert_almost_equal(a, b)
 >> b[0,0] = np.inf
 >> np.testing.assert_almost_equal(a, b)
 <snip>
 ValueError:
 Arrays are not almost equal
  x: array([[ 1.,  2.],
        [ 3.,  4.]])
  y: array([[ inf,   2.],
        [  3.,   4.]])
 >> np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal(a, b)
 <snip>
 ValueError:
 Arrays are not almost equal
  x: array([[ 1.,  2.],
        [ 3.,  4.]])
  y: array([[ inf,   2.],
        [  3.,   4.]])
 }}}

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