[Freeipa-devel] [PATCH] 0018 Do not sort dictionaries in assert_deepequal utility function

[Rob Crittenden]

Petr Viktorin wrote:
> On 04/15/2013 03:40 PM, Ana Krivokapic wrote:
>> Sorting lists of dictionaries in assert_deepequal was causing
>> inconsistencies in unit test execution. To fix this, do not sort lists
>> if their elements are dictionaries.
>>
>> See the ticket description and comments for more information and example
>> how to reproduce the problem.
>>
>> https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/3562
>
> The problem here is that the order in which entries are returned from DS
> is also undefined. The patch swaps one undefined behavior for another.
>
>

Undefined but somewhat predictable. Unless we see the test(s) randomly 
failing because of unpredictable behavior I think it is something we 
could live with. This is short-lived data after all.

rob