The word "error" used instead of "failure"

[kurtmckee]

BPO	5834
Nosy	@birkenfeld, @kurtmckee

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[kurtmckee]

In the unittest documentation a distinction is made between the word
"error" and "failure". However, the description for the
TestCase.assertTrue() function reads:

"Signal a test failure if expr is false; the explanation for the error..."

The word "error" should instead read "failure" in order to maintain
consistency with the words' uses throughout the rest of the documentation.

[birkenfeld]

Thanks, fixed in r71902.