removed nose dependency in tests

tests/udfs/udf_tests.py

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-import sys
 from datetime import date, datetime
 
-if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
-    from nose.tools import assert_dict_equal
-
 import xlwings as xw
 
 try:
@@ -41,14 +37,6 @@ def series_equal(a, b):
     pd = None
 
 
-def dict_equal(a, b):
-    try:
-        assert_dict_equal(a, b)
-    except AssertionError:
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
 # Defaults
 @xw.func
 def read_float(x):
@@ -176,19 +164,17 @@ def read_empty_as(x):
     return x == [[1.0, "empty"], ["empty", 4.0]]
 
 
-if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
-    # assert_dict_equal isn't available on nose for PY 2.6
+# Dicts
+@xw.func
+@xw.arg("x", dict)
+def read_dict(x):
+    return x == {"a": 1.0, "b": "c"}
 
-    # Dicts
-    @xw.func
-    @xw.arg("x", dict)
-    def read_dict(x):
-        return dict_equal(x, {"a": 1.0, "b": "c"})
 
-    @xw.func
-    @xw.arg("x", dict, transpose=True)
-    def read_dict_transpose(x):
-        return dict_equal(x, {1.0: "c", "a": "b"})
+@xw.func
+@xw.arg("x", dict, transpose=True)
+def read_dict_transpose(x):
+    return x == {1.0: "c", "a": "b"}
 
 
 @xw.func

tests/udfs/udf_tests_officejs.py

@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@
 * categories aren't supported: replaced by namespaces
 """
 import datetime as dt
-import sys
 from datetime import date, datetime
 
-from nose.tools import assert_dict_equal
-
 import xlwings as xw
 from xlwings.pro import arg, func, ret
 
@@ -51,14 +48,6 @@ def series_equal(a, b):
     pd = None
 
 
-def dict_equal(a, b):
-    try:
-        assert_dict_equal(a, b)
-    except AssertionError:
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
 # Defaults
 @func
 def read_float(x):
@@ -191,19 +180,17 @@ def read_empty_as(x):
     return x == [[1, "empty"], ["empty", 4]]
 
 
-if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
-    # assert_dict_equal isn't available on nose for PY 2.6
+# Dicts
+@func
+@arg("x", dict)
+def read_dict(x):
+    return x == {"a": 1, "b": "c"}
 
-    # Dicts
-    @func
-    @arg("x", dict)
-    def read_dict(x):
-        return dict_equal(x, {"a": 1, "b": "c"})
 
-    @func
-    @arg("x", dict, transpose=True)
-    def read_dict_transpose(x):
-        return dict_equal(x, {1: "c", "a": "b"})
+@func
+@arg("x", dict, transpose=True)
+def read_dict_transpose(x):
+    return x == {1: "c", "a": "b"}
 
 
 @func