From b5b07870b9788cd9c34e5922d97ea46f3c9f5c7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jesusbill <ipc@aethereng.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:55:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix helpers.py for #1050

---
 test/helpers.py | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/test/helpers.py b/test/helpers.py
index 3cdc56a01..b60435f7a 100644
--- a/test/helpers.py
+++ b/test/helpers.py
@@ -442,7 +442,15 @@ def cell_sorter(cell):
             continue
         data2 = mesh.cell_sets[name]
         for var1, var2 in zip(data, data2):
-            assert var1 == var2
+            print()
+            print("cell_set_keys:")
+            print(var1, var2)
+            try:
+                # original check, needed for gmsh
+                assert np.allclose(var1, var2, atol=atol, rtol=0.0)
+            except TypeError:
+                # eror thrown for med files as var1 and var 2 are strings
+                assert var1 == var2
 
 
 def generic_io(filename):