pytest: replace nose eq() with assert ==

Signed-off-by: Casey Bodley <cbodley@redhat.com>
2024-11-24 19:30:38 +00:00 · 2023-01-21 14:05:46 -05:00 · 2023-01-21 14:05:46 -05:00 · f5d0bc9be3
commit f5d0bc9be3
parent 7e7e8d5a42
12 changed files with 1639 additions and 1660 deletions
--- a/s3tests/functional/test_headers.py
+++ b/s3tests/functional/test_headers.py
@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from boto.s3.connection import S3Connection
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from .utils import assert_raises
@ -194,9 +193,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_none():
    key = _setup_bad_object(remove=('Content-Length',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 411)
+    assert e.status == 411
-    eq(e.reason, 'Length Required')
+    assert e.reason == 'Length Required'
-    eq(e.error_code,'MissingContentLength')
+    assert e.error_code == 'MissingContentLength'
@tag('auth_common')
@ -218,9 +217,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_mismatch_above():
    key.should_retry = no_retry
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, content)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'RequestTimeout')
+    assert e.error_code == 'RequestTimeout'
@tag('auth_common')
@ -234,9 +233,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_empty():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Authorization': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -275,9 +274,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_none():
    key = _setup_bad_object(remove=('Authorization',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_common')
@ -332,8 +331,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_contentlength_empty():
    conn = _create_new_connection()
    _add_custom_headers({'Content-Length': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket, conn)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
@tag('auth_common')
@ -358,9 +357,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_contentlength_none():
 def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_empty():
    _add_custom_headers({'Authorization': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
 # the teardown is really messed up here. check it out
@ -374,9 +373,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_empty():
 def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_none():
    _add_custom_headers(remove=('Authorization',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
 #
 # AWS2 specific tests
@ -395,9 +394,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_mismatch_below_aws2():
    length = len(content) - 1
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Content-Length': length})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, content)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'BadDigest')
+    assert e.error_code == 'BadDigest'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@ -411,8 +410,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_incorrect_aws2():
    check_aws2_support()
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Authorization': 'AWS AKIAIGR7ZNNBHC5BKSUB:FWeDfwojDSdS2Ztmpfeubhd9isU='})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch', 'InvalidAccessKeyId')
@ -427,9 +426,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_invalid_aws2():
    check_aws2_support()
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Authorization': 'AWS HAHAHA'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'InvalidArgument')
+    assert e.error_code == 'InvalidArgument'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -442,9 +441,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_none_aws2():
    check_aws2_support()
    key = _setup_bad_object(remove=('Date',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@ -456,9 +455,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_invalid_aws2():
    check_aws2_support()
    _add_custom_headers({'Authorization': 'AWS HAHAHA'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'InvalidArgument')
+    assert e.error_code == 'InvalidArgument'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -471,9 +470,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_none_aws2():
    check_aws2_support()
    _add_custom_headers(remove=('Date',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
 #
 # AWS4 specific tests
@ -498,9 +497,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_md5_invalid_garbage_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Content-MD5':'AWS4 HAHAHA'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'InvalidDigest')
+    assert e.error_code == 'InvalidDigest'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -515,9 +514,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_mismatch_below_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Content-Length': length})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, content)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'XAmzContentSHA256Mismatch')
+    assert e.error_code == 'XAmzContentSHA256Mismatch'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -530,8 +529,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_incorrect_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Authorization': 'AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AKIAIGR7ZNNBHC5BKSUB/20150930/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;user-agent,Signature=FWeDfwojDSdS2Ztmpfeubhd9isU='})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch', 'InvalidAccessKeyId')
@ -545,8 +544,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_invalid_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'Authorization': 'AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=HAHAHA'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
    assert e.error_code in ('AuthorizationHeaderMalformed', 'InvalidArgument')
@ -560,9 +559,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_ua_empty_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'User-Agent': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
+    assert e.error_code == 'SignatureDoesNotMatch'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -575,9 +574,9 @@ def test_object_create_bad_ua_none_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object(remove=('User-Agent',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
+    assert e.error_code == 'SignatureDoesNotMatch'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -601,8 +600,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_invalid_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'X-Amz-Date': 'Bad Date'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -627,8 +626,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_empty_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'X-Amz-Date': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -653,8 +652,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_none_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object(remove=('X-Amz-Date',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -679,8 +678,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_before_today_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'X-Amz-Date': '20100707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('RequestTimeTooSkewed', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -705,8 +704,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_after_today_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'X-Amz-Date': '20300707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('RequestTimeTooSkewed', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -731,8 +730,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_before_epoch_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'X-Amz-Date': '19500707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -757,8 +756,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_amz_date_after_end_aws4():
    key = _setup_bad_object({'X-Amz-Date': '99990707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_string, 'bar')
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('RequestTimeTooSkewed', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -788,8 +787,8 @@ def test_object_create_missing_signed_custom_header_aws4():
    res =_make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method=method, path=path,
                           body=body, request_headers=request_headers, secure=s3.main.is_secure)
-    eq(res.status, 403)
+    assert res.status == 403
-    eq(res.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert res.reason == 'Forbidden'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -819,8 +818,8 @@ def test_object_create_missing_signed_header_aws4():
    res =_make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method=method, path=path,
                           body=body, request_headers=request_headers, secure=s3.main.is_secure)
-    eq(res.status, 403)
+    assert res.status == 403
-    eq(res.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert res.reason == 'Forbidden'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -833,9 +832,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_invalid_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'Authorization': 'AWS4 HAHAHA'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'InvalidArgument')
+    assert e.error_code == 'InvalidArgument'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -848,9 +847,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_ua_empty_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'User-Agent': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
+    assert e.error_code == 'SignatureDoesNotMatch'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -862,9 +861,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_ua_none_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers(remove=('User-Agent',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
+    assert e.error_code == 'SignatureDoesNotMatch'
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -888,8 +887,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_amz_date_invalid_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'X-Amz-Date': 'Bad Date'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -914,8 +913,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_amz_date_empty_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'X-Amz-Date': ''})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@tag('auth_aws4')
@ -939,8 +938,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_amz_date_none_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers(remove=('X-Amz-Date',))
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -965,8 +964,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_amz_date_before_today_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'X-Amz-Date': '20100707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('RequestTimeTooSkewed', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -991,8 +990,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_amz_date_after_today_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'X-Amz-Date': '20300707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('RequestTimeTooSkewed', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
@ -1017,6 +1016,6 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_amz_date_before_epoch_aws4():
    _add_custom_headers({'X-Amz-Date': '19500707T215304Z'})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
    assert e.error_code in ('AccessDenied', 'SignatureDoesNotMatch')
--- a/s3tests/functional/test_s3.py
+++ b/s3tests/functional/test_s3.py
@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import re
 from collections import defaultdict
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from . import utils
@ -55,9 +54,9 @@ from . import (
 def check_access_denied(fn, *args, **kwargs):
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, fn, *args, **kwargs)
-    eq(e.status, 403)
+    assert e.status == 403
-    eq(e.reason, 'Forbidden')
+    assert e.reason == 'Forbidden'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert e.error_code == 'AccessDenied'
 def check_bad_bucket_name(name):
    """
@ -65,9 +64,9 @@ def check_bad_bucket_name(name):
    that the request fails because of an invalid bucket name.
    """
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, get_new_bucket, targets.main.default, name)
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
-    eq(e.reason.lower(), 'bad request') # some proxies vary the case
+    assert e.reason.lower() == 'bad request' # some proxies vary the case
-    eq(e.error_code, 'InvalidBucketName')
+    assert e.error_code == 'InvalidBucketName'
 def _create_keys(bucket=None, keys=[]):
    """
@ -108,9 +107,9 @@ def test_bucket_create_naming_bad_punctuation():
 def check_versioning(bucket, status):
    try:
-        eq(bucket.get_versioning_status()['Versioning'], status)
+        assert bucket.get_versioning_status()['Versioning'] == status
    except KeyError:
-        eq(status, None)
+        assert status == None
 # amazon is eventual consistent, retry a bit if failed
 def check_configure_versioning_retry(bucket, status, expected_string):
@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ def check_configure_versioning_retry(bucket, status, expected_string):
        time.sleep(1)
-    eq(expected_string, read_status)
+    assert expected_string == read_status
@attr(resource='object')
@attr(method='create')
@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ def test_versioning_obj_read_not_exist_null():
    key.set_contents_from_string(content)
    key = bucket.get_key(objname, version_id='null')
-    eq(key, None)
+    assert key == None
@attr(resource='object')
@attr(method='put')
@ -177,11 +176,11 @@ def test_append_object():
    res = _make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method='PUT', path=path1, body='abc', secure=s3.main.is_secure)
    path2 = path + '&append&position=3'
    res = _make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method='PUT', path=path2, body='abc', secure=s3.main.is_secure)
-    eq(res.status, 200)
+    assert res.status == 200
-    eq(res.reason, 'OK')
+    assert res.reason == 'OK'
    key = bucket.get_key('foo')
-    eq(key.size, 6) 
+    assert key.size == 6 
@attr(resource='object')
@attr(method='put')
@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ def test_append_normal_object():
    path = o.path + '?' + o.query
    path = path + '&append&position=3'
    res = _make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method='PUT', path=path, body='abc', secure=s3.main.is_secure)
-    eq(res.status, 409)
+    assert res.status == 409
@attr(resource='object')
@ -231,8 +230,8 @@ def test_append_object_position_wrong():
    res = _make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method='PUT', path=path1, body='abc', secure=s3.main.is_secure)
    path2 = path + '&append&position=9'
    res = _make_raw_request(host=s3.main.host, port=s3.main.port, method='PUT', path=path2, body='abc', secure=s3.main.is_secure)
-    eq(res.status, 409)
+    assert res.status == 409
-    eq(int(res.getheader('x-rgw-next-append-position')), 3)
+    assert int(res.getheader('x-rgw-next-append-position')) == 3
 # TODO rgw log_bucket.set_as_logging_target() gives 403 Forbidden
@ -329,13 +328,13 @@ def gen_rand_string(size, chars=string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
 def verify_object(bucket, k, data=None, storage_class=None):
    if storage_class:
-        eq(k.storage_class, storage_class)
+        assert k.storage_class == storage_class
    if data:
        read_data = k.get_contents_as_string()
        equal = data == read_data # avoid spamming log if data not equal
-        eq(equal, True)
+        assert equal == True
 def copy_object_storage_class(src_bucket, src_key, dest_bucket, dest_key, storage_class):
            query_args=None
@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ def copy_object_storage_class(src_bucket, src_key, dest_bucket, dest_key, storag
            res = dest_bucket.connection.make_request('PUT', dest_bucket.name, dest_key.name,
                    query_args=query_args, headers=headers)
-            eq(res.status, 200)
+            assert res.status == 200
 def _populate_multipart_key(bucket, kname, size, storage_class=None):
    (upload, data) = _multipart_upload(bucket, kname, size, storage_class=storage_class)
@ -463,8 +462,8 @@ def test_object_storage_class_multipart():
        (upload, data) = _multipart_upload(bucket, key, size, storage_class=storage_class)
        upload.complete_upload()
        key2 = bucket.get_key(key)
-        eq(key2.size, size)
+        assert key2.size == size
-        eq(key2.storage_class, storage_class)
+        assert key2.storage_class == storage_class
 def _do_test_object_modify_storage_class(obj_write_func, size):
    sc = configured_storage_classes()
@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ class FakeFileVerifier(object):
        if self.char == None:
            self.char = data[0]
        self.size += size
-        eq(data.decode(), self.char*size)
+        assert data.decode() == self.char*size
 def _verify_atomic_key_data(key, size=-1, char=None):
    """
@ -618,7 +617,7 @@ def _verify_atomic_key_data(key, size=-1, char=None):
    fp_verify = FakeFileVerifier(char)
    key.get_contents_to_file(fp_verify)
    if size >= 0:
-        eq(fp_verify.size, size)
+        assert fp_verify.size == size
 def _test_atomic_dual_conditional_write(file_size):
    """
@ -647,9 +646,9 @@ def _test_atomic_dual_conditional_write(file_size):
    # key.set_contents_from_file(fp_c, headers={'If-Match': etag_fp_a})
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_file, fp_c,
                      headers={'If-Match': etag_fp_a})
-    eq(e.status, 412)
+    assert e.status == 412
-    eq(e.reason, 'Precondition Failed')
+    assert e.reason == 'Precondition Failed'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'PreconditionFailed')
+    assert e.error_code == 'PreconditionFailed'
    # verify the file
    _verify_atomic_key_data(key, file_size, 'B')
@ -684,9 +683,9 @@ def test_atomic_write_bucket_gone():
    key = bucket.new_key('foo')
    fp_a = FakeWriteFile(1024*1024, 'A', remove_bucket)
    e = assert_raises(boto.exception.S3ResponseError, key.set_contents_from_file, fp_a)
-    eq(e.status, 404)
+    assert e.status == 404
-    eq(e.reason, 'Not Found')
+    assert e.reason == 'Not Found'
-    eq(e.error_code, 'NoSuchBucket')
+    assert e.error_code == 'NoSuchBucket'
 def _multipart_upload_enc(bucket, s3_key_name, size, part_size=5*1024*1024,
                          do_list=None, init_headers=None, part_headers=None,
@ -740,7 +739,7 @@ def test_encryption_sse_c_multipart_invalid_chunks_1():
                      _multipart_upload_enc, bucket, key, objlen,
                      init_headers=init_headers, part_headers=part_headers,
                      metadata={'foo': 'bar'})
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
@attr(resource='object')
@attr(method='put')
@ -770,7 +769,7 @@ def test_encryption_sse_c_multipart_invalid_chunks_2():
                      _multipart_upload_enc, bucket, key, objlen,
                      init_headers=init_headers, part_headers=part_headers,
                      metadata={'foo': 'bar'})
-    eq(e.status, 400)
+    assert e.status == 400
@attr(resource='bucket')
@attr(method='get')
@ -841,18 +840,18 @@ def test_bucket_policy_set_condition_operator_end_with_IfExists():
      }
     ]
    }''' % bucket.name
-    eq(bucket.set_policy(policy), True)
+    assert bucket.set_policy(policy) == True
    res = _make_request('GET', bucket.name, bucket.get_key("foo"),
                        request_headers={'referer': 'http://www.example.com/'})
-    eq(res.status, 200)
+    assert res.status == 200
    res = _make_request('GET', bucket.name, bucket.get_key("foo"),
                        request_headers={'referer': 'http://www.example.com/index.html'})
-    eq(res.status, 200)
+    assert res.status == 200
    res = _make_request('GET', bucket.name, bucket.get_key("foo"))
-    eq(res.status, 200)
+    assert res.status == 200
    res = _make_request('GET', bucket.name, bucket.get_key("foo"),
                        request_headers={'referer': 'http://example.com'})
-    eq(res.status, 403)
+    assert res.status == 403
 def _make_arn_resource(path="*"):
    return "arn:aws:s3:::{}".format(path)
--- a/s3tests/functional/test_s3_website.py
+++ b/s3tests/functional/test_s3_website.py
@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import socket
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq, ok_ as ok
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from nose.tools import timed
@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ def _test_website_prep(bucket, xml_template, hardcoded_fields = {}, expect_fail=
    # Cleanup for our validation
    common.assert_xml_equal(config_xmlcmp, config_xmlnew)
    #print("config_xmlcmp\n", config_xmlcmp)
-    #eq (config_xmlnew, config_xmlcmp)
+    #assert config_xmlnew == config_xmlcmp
    f['WebsiteConfiguration'] = config_xmlcmp
    return f
@ -171,9 +170,9 @@ def __website_expected_reponse_status(res, status, reason):
        reason = set([reason])
    if status is not IGNORE_FIELD:
-        ok(res.status in status, 'HTTP code was %s should be %s' % (res.status, status))
+        assert res.status in status, 'HTTP code was %s should be %s' % (res.status, status)
    if reason is not IGNORE_FIELD:
-        ok(res.reason in reason, 'HTTP reason was was %s should be %s' % (res.reason, reason))
+        assert res.reason in reason, 'HTTP reason was was %s should be %s' % (res.reason, reason)
 def _website_expected_default_html(**kwargs):
    fields = []
@ -203,22 +202,22 @@ def _website_expected_error_response(res, bucket_name, status, reason, code, con
    errorcode = res.getheader('x-amz-error-code', None)
    if errorcode is not None:
        if code is not IGNORE_FIELD:
-            eq(errorcode, code)
+            assert errorcode == code
    if not isinstance(content, collections.Container):
        content = set([content])
    for f in content:
        if f is not IGNORE_FIELD and f is not None:
            f = bytes(f, 'utf-8')
-            ok(f in body, 'HTML should contain "%s"' % (f, ))
+            assert f in body, 'HTML should contain "%s"' % (f, )
 def _website_expected_redirect_response(res, status, reason, new_url):
    body = res.read()
    print(body)
    __website_expected_reponse_status(res, status, reason)
    loc = res.getheader('Location', None)
-    eq(loc, new_url, 'Location header should be set "%s" != "%s"' % (loc,new_url,))
+    assert loc == new_url, 'Location header should be set "%s" != "%s"' % (loc,new_url,)
-    ok(len(body) == 0, 'Body of a redirect should be empty')
+    assert len(body) == 0, 'Body of a redirect should be empty'
 def _website_request(bucket_name, path, connect_hostname=None, method='GET', timeout=None):
    url = get_website_url(proto='http', bucket=bucket_name, path=path)
@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ def test_website_public_bucket_list_public_index():
    body = res.read()
    print(body)
    indexstring = bytes(indexstring, 'utf-8')
-    eq(body, indexstring) # default content should match index.html set content
+    assert body == indexstring # default content should match index.html set content
    __website_expected_reponse_status(res, 200, 'OK')
    indexhtml.delete()
    bucket.delete()
@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ def test_website_private_bucket_list_public_index():
    body = res.read()
    print(body)
    indexstring = bytes(indexstring, 'utf-8')
-    eq(body, indexstring, 'default content should match index.html set content')
+    assert body == indexstring, 'default content should match index.html set content'
    indexhtml.delete()
    bucket.delete()
@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ def test_website_private_bucket_list_empty_blockederrordoc():
    print(body)
    _website_expected_error_response(res, bucket.name, 403, 'Forbidden', 'AccessDenied', content=_website_expected_default_html(Code='AccessDenied'), body=body)
    errorstring = bytes(errorstring, 'utf-8')
-    ok(errorstring not in body, 'error content should NOT match error.html set content')
+    assert errorstring not in body, 'error content should NOT match error.html set content'
    errorhtml.delete()
    bucket.delete()
@ -586,7 +585,7 @@ def test_website_public_bucket_list_pubilc_errordoc():
    except socket.timeout:
        print('no invalid payload')
-    ok(resp_len == 0, 'invalid payload')
+    assert resp_len == 0, 'invalid payload'
    errorhtml.delete()
    bucket.delete()
@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ def test_website_public_bucket_list_empty_blockederrordoc():
    print(body)
    _website_expected_error_response(res, bucket.name, 404, 'Not Found', 'NoSuchKey', content=_website_expected_default_html(Code='NoSuchKey'), body=body)
    errorstring = bytes(errorstring, 'utf-8')
-    ok(errorstring not in body, 'error content should match error.html set content')
+    assert errorstring not in body, 'error content should match error.html set content'
    errorhtml.delete()
    bucket.delete()
@ -649,7 +648,7 @@ def test_website_public_bucket_list_private_index_blockederrordoc():
    print(body)
    _website_expected_error_response(res, bucket.name, 403, 'Forbidden', 'AccessDenied', content=_website_expected_default_html(Code='AccessDenied'), body=body)
    errorstring = bytes(errorstring, 'utf-8')
-    ok(errorstring not in body, 'error content should match error.html set content')
+    assert errorstring not in body, 'error content should match error.html set content'
    indexhtml.delete()
    errorhtml.delete()
@ -684,7 +683,7 @@ def test_website_private_bucket_list_private_index_blockederrordoc():
    print(body)
    _website_expected_error_response(res, bucket.name, 403, 'Forbidden', 'AccessDenied', content=_website_expected_default_html(Code='AccessDenied'), body=body)
    errorstring = bytes(errorstring, 'utf-8')
-    ok(errorstring not in body, 'error content should match error.html set content')
+    assert errorstring not in body, 'error content should match error.html set content'
    indexhtml.delete()
    errorhtml.delete()
@ -889,7 +888,7 @@ def test_website_xredirect_nonwebsite():
    headers = {'x-amz-website-redirect-location': redirect_dest}
    k.set_contents_from_string(content, headers=headers, policy='public-read')
    redirect = k.get_redirect()
-    eq(k.get_redirect(), redirect_dest)
+    assert k.get_redirect() == redirect_dest
    res = _website_request(bucket.name, '/page')
    body = res.read()
@ -924,7 +923,7 @@ def test_website_xredirect_public_relative():
    headers = {'x-amz-website-redirect-location': redirect_dest}
    k.set_contents_from_string(content, headers=headers, policy='public-read')
    redirect = k.get_redirect()
-    eq(k.get_redirect(), redirect_dest)
+    assert k.get_redirect() == redirect_dest
    res = _website_request(bucket.name, '/page')
    #new_url =  get_website_url(bucket_name=bucket.name, path=redirect_dest)
@ -954,7 +953,7 @@ def test_website_xredirect_public_abs():
    headers = {'x-amz-website-redirect-location': redirect_dest}
    k.set_contents_from_string(content, headers=headers, policy='public-read')
    redirect = k.get_redirect()
-    eq(k.get_redirect(), redirect_dest)
+    assert k.get_redirect() == redirect_dest
    res = _website_request(bucket.name, '/page')
    new_url =  get_website_url(proto='http', hostname='example.com', path='/foo')
@ -984,7 +983,7 @@ def test_website_xredirect_private_relative():
    headers = {'x-amz-website-redirect-location': redirect_dest}
    k.set_contents_from_string(content, headers=headers, policy='private')
    redirect = k.get_redirect()
-    eq(k.get_redirect(), redirect_dest)
+    assert k.get_redirect() == redirect_dest
    res = _website_request(bucket.name, '/page')
    # We get a 403 because the page is private
@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ def test_website_xredirect_private_abs():
    headers = {'x-amz-website-redirect-location': redirect_dest}
    k.set_contents_from_string(content, headers=headers, policy='private')
    redirect = k.get_redirect()
-    eq(k.get_redirect(), redirect_dest)
+    assert k.get_redirect() == redirect_dest
    res = _website_request(bucket.name, '/page')
    new_url =  get_website_url(proto='http', hostname='example.com', path='/foo')
@ -1253,8 +1252,8 @@ def routing_check(*args, **kwargs):
    if args['code'] >= 200 and args['code'] < 300:
        #body = res.read()
        #print(body)
-        #eq(body, args['content'], 'default content should match index.html set content')
+        #assert body == args['content'], 'default content should match index.html set content'
-        ok(int(res.getheader('Content-Length', -1)) > 0)
+        assert int(res.getheader('Content-Length', -1)) > 0
    elif args['code'] >= 300 and args['code'] < 400:
        _website_expected_redirect_response(res, args['code'], IGNORE_FIELD, new_url)
    elif args['code'] >= 400:
--- a/s3tests/functional/test_utils.py
+++ b/s3tests/functional/test_utils.py
@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 from . import utils
 def test_generate():
    FIVE_MB = 5 * 1024 * 1024
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(0))), 0)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(0))) == 0
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(1))), 1)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(1))) == 1
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB - 1))), FIVE_MB - 1)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB - 1))) == FIVE_MB - 1
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB))), FIVE_MB)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB))) == FIVE_MB
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB + 1))), FIVE_MB + 1)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB + 1))) == FIVE_MB + 1
--- a/s3tests/functional/utils.py
+++ b/s3tests/functional/utils.py
@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import requests
 import string
 import time
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 def assert_raises(excClass, callableObj, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Like unittest.TestCase.assertRaises, but returns the exception.
@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ def region_sync_meta(targets, region):
        conf = r.conf
        if conf.sync_agent_addr:
            ret = requests.post('http://{addr}:{port}/metadata/incremental'.format(addr = conf.sync_agent_addr, port = conf.sync_agent_port))
-            eq(ret.status_code, 200)
+            assert ret.status_code == 200
        if conf.sync_meta_wait:
            time.sleep(conf.sync_meta_wait)
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_headers.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_headers.py
@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import boto3
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 import nose
 import pytest
@ -171,8 +170,8 @@ def tag(*tags):
 def test_object_create_bad_md5_invalid_short():
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object({'Content-MD5':'YWJyYWNhZGFicmE='})
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'InvalidDigest')
+    assert error_code == 'InvalidDigest'
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -182,8 +181,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_md5_invalid_short():
 def test_object_create_bad_md5_bad():
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object({'Content-MD5':'rL0Y20xC+Fzt72VPzMSk2A=='})
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'BadDigest')
+    assert error_code == 'BadDigest'
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -193,8 +192,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_md5_bad():
 def test_object_create_bad_md5_empty():
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object({'Content-MD5':''})
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'InvalidDigest')
+    assert error_code == 'InvalidDigest'
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ def test_object_create_bad_expect_none():
 def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_empty():
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object({'Content-Length':''})
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_negative():
    key_name = 'foo'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_object, Bucket=bucket_name, Key=key_name, ContentLength=-1)
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -276,8 +275,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_none():
    remove = 'Content-Length'
    e = _remove_header_create_bad_object('Content-Length')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 411)
+    assert status == 411
-    eq(error_code, 'MissingContentLength')
+    assert error_code == 'MissingContentLength'
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contenttype_none():
 def test_object_create_bad_authorization_empty():
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object({'Authorization': ''})
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ def test_object_create_amz_date_and_no_date():
 def test_object_create_bad_authorization_none():
    e = _remove_header_create_bad_object('Authorization')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ def test_bucket_put_bad_canned_acl():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_bucket_acl, Bucket=bucket_name, ACL='public-read')
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_contentlength_empty():
    headers = {'Content-Length': ''}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -467,7 +466,7 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_contentlength_negative():
    headers = {'Content-Length': '-1'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers)
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -493,8 +492,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_empty():
    headers = {'Authorization': ''}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_common')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -507,8 +506,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_empty():
 def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_none():
    e = _remove_header_create_bad_bucket('Authorization')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -520,8 +519,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_md5_invalid_garbage_aws2():
    headers = {'Content-MD5': 'AWS HAHAHA'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'InvalidDigest')
+    assert error_code == 'InvalidDigest'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -538,8 +537,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_contentlength_mismatch_below_aws2():
    headers = {'Content-Length': str(length)}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'BadDigest')
+    assert error_code == 'BadDigest'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -554,8 +553,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_incorrect_aws2():
    headers = {'Authorization': 'AWS AKIAIGR7ZNNBHC5BKSUB:FWeDfwojDSdS2Ztmpfeubhd9isU='}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'InvalidDigest')
+    assert error_code == 'InvalidDigest'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -570,8 +569,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_authorization_invalid_aws2():
    headers = {'Authorization': 'AWS HAHAHA'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'InvalidArgument')
+    assert error_code == 'InvalidArgument'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -605,8 +604,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_invalid_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Bad Date'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -618,8 +617,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_empty_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': ''}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -634,8 +633,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_none_aws2():
    remove = 'x-amz-date'
    e = _remove_header_create_bad_object(remove, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -647,8 +646,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_before_today_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Tue, 07 Jul 2010 21:53:04 GMT'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'RequestTimeTooSkewed')
+    assert error_code == 'RequestTimeTooSkewed'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -660,8 +659,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_before_epoch_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Tue, 07 Jul 1950 21:53:04 GMT'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='object')
@ -673,8 +672,8 @@ def test_object_create_bad_date_after_end_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Tue, 07 Jul 9999 21:53:04 GMT'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_object(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'RequestTimeTooSkewed')
+    assert error_code == 'RequestTimeTooSkewed'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -689,8 +688,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_authorization_invalid_aws2():
    headers = {'Authorization': 'AWS HAHAHA'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
-    eq(error_code, 'InvalidArgument')
+    assert error_code == 'InvalidArgument'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -722,8 +721,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_invalid_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Bad Date'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -735,8 +734,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_empty_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': ''}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -751,8 +750,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_none_aws2():
    remove = 'x-amz-date'
    e = _remove_header_create_bad_bucket(remove, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -764,8 +763,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_before_today_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Tue, 07 Jul 2010 21:53:04 GMT'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'RequestTimeTooSkewed')
+    assert error_code == 'RequestTimeTooSkewed'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -777,8 +776,8 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_after_today_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Tue, 07 Jul 2030 21:53:04 GMT'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'RequestTimeTooSkewed')
+    assert error_code == 'RequestTimeTooSkewed'
@tag('auth_aws2')
@attr(resource='bucket')
@ -790,5 +789,5 @@ def test_bucket_create_bad_date_before_epoch_aws2():
    headers = {'x-amz-date': 'Tue, 07 Jul 1950 21:53:04 GMT'}
    e = _add_header_create_bad_bucket(headers, v2_client)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_iam.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_iam.py
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import json
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 import pytest
 from s3tests_boto3.functional.utils import assert_raises
@ -40,10 +39,10 @@ def test_put_user_policy():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ def test_put_user_policy_invalid_user():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_user_policy, PolicyDocument=policy_document,
                      PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName="some-non-existing-user-id")
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ def test_put_user_policy_parameter_limit():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_user_policy, PolicyDocument=policy_document,
                      PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy' * 10, UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ def test_put_user_policy_invalid_element():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_user_policy, PolicyDocument=policy_document,
                      PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
    # With no Statement
    policy_document = json.dumps(
@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ def test_put_user_policy_invalid_element():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_user_policy, PolicyDocument=policy_document,
                      PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
    # with same Sid for 2 statements
    policy_document = json.dumps(
@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ def test_put_user_policy_invalid_element():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_user_policy, PolicyDocument=policy_document,
                      PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
    # with Principal
    policy_document = json.dumps(
@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ def test_put_user_policy_invalid_element():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.put_user_policy, PolicyDocument=policy_document,
                      PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 400)
+    assert status == 400
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ def test_put_existing_user_policy():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                           UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
@ -216,9 +215,9 @@ def test_list_user_policy():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.list_user_policies(UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ def test_list_user_policy_invalid_user():
    client = get_iam_client()
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.list_user_policies, UserName="some-non-existing-user-id")
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -257,13 +256,13 @@ def test_get_user_policy():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.get_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -286,11 +285,11 @@ def test_get_user_policy_invalid_user():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.get_user_policy, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                      UserName="some-non-existing-user-id")
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
    client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ def test_get_user_policy_invalid_policy_name():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.get_user_policy, PolicyName='non-existing-policy-name',
                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
    client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ def test_get_deleted_user_policy():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.get_user_policy, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -374,21 +373,21 @@ def test_get_user_policy_from_multiple_policies():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy1',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy2',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.get_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy2',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy1',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy2',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -413,10 +412,10 @@ def test_delete_user_policy():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -441,14 +440,14 @@ def test_delete_user_policy_invalid_user():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.delete_user_policy, PolicyName='AllAccessPolicy',
                      UserName="some-non-existing-user-id")
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -473,14 +472,14 @@ def test_delete_user_policy_invalid_policy_name():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, client.delete_user_policy, PolicyName='non-existing-policy-name',
                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
    status = _get_status(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -505,28 +504,28 @@ def test_delete_user_policy_from_multiple_policies():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy1',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy2',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy3',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy1',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy2',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.get_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy3',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy3',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -555,7 +554,7 @@ def test_allow_bucket_actions_in_user_policy():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = s3_client_alt.list_objects(Bucket=bucket)
    object_found = False
@ -567,10 +566,10 @@ def test_allow_bucket_actions_in_user_policy():
        raise AssertionError("Object is not listed")
    response = s3_client_iam.delete_object(Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = s3_client_alt.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = s3_client_iam.list_buckets()
    for bucket in response['Buckets']:
@ -579,7 +578,7 @@ def test_allow_bucket_actions_in_user_policy():
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -607,21 +606,21 @@ def test_deny_bucket_actions_in_user_policy():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_deny,
                                      PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.list_buckets, Bucket=bucket)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.delete_bucket, Bucket=bucket)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = s3_client.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -647,26 +646,26 @@ def test_allow_object_actions_in_user_policy():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    s3_client_alt.put_object(Bucket=bucket, Key='foo', Body='bar')
    response = s3_client_alt.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
    body = response['Body'].read()
    if type(body) is bytes:
        body = body.decode()
-    eq(body, "bar")
+    assert body == "bar"
    response = s3_client_alt.delete_object(Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client_iam.get_object, Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 404)
+    assert status == 404
-    eq(error_code, 'NoSuchKey')
+    assert error_code == 'NoSuchKey'
    response = s3_client_iam.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -699,20 +698,20 @@ def test_deny_object_actions_in_user_policy():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client_alt.put_object, Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client_alt.get_object, Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client_alt.delete_object, Bucket=bucket, Key='foo')
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -738,22 +737,22 @@ def test_allow_multipart_actions_in_user_policy():
    )
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_allow,
                                      PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy', UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    key = "mymultipart"
    mb = 1024 * 1024
    (upload_id, _, _) = _multipart_upload(client=s3_client_iam, bucket_name=bucket, key=key,
                                          size=5 * mb)
    response = s3_client_alt.list_multipart_uploads(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = s3_client_alt.abort_multipart_upload(Bucket=bucket, Key=key, UploadId=upload_id)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = s3_client_iam.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -780,7 +779,7 @@ def test_deny_multipart_actions_in_user_policy():
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document_deny,
                                      PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    key = "mymultipart"
    mb = 1024 * 1024
@ -789,20 +788,20 @@ def test_deny_multipart_actions_in_user_policy():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.list_multipart_uploads, Bucket=bucket)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.abort_multipart_upload, Bucket=bucket,
                      Key=key, UploadId=upload_id)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    response = s3_client.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -833,28 +832,28 @@ def test_allow_tagging_actions_in_user_policy():
    tags = {'TagSet': [{'Key': 'Hello', 'Value': 'World'}, ]}
    response = s3_client_alt.put_bucket_tagging(Bucket=bucket, Tagging=tags)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = s3_client_alt.get_bucket_tagging(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
-    eq(response['TagSet'][0]['Key'], 'Hello')
+    assert response['TagSet'][0]['Key'] == 'Hello'
-    eq(response['TagSet'][0]['Value'], 'World')
+    assert response['TagSet'][0]['Value'] == 'World'
    obj_key = 'obj'
    response = s3_client_iam.put_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key, Body='obj_body')
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = s3_client_alt.put_object_tagging(Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key, Tagging=tags)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = s3_client_alt.get_object_tagging(Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
-    eq(response['TagSet'], tags['TagSet'])
+    assert response['TagSet'] == tags['TagSet']
    response = s3_client_iam.delete_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = s3_client_iam.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -885,34 +884,34 @@ def test_deny_tagging_actions_in_user_policy():
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.put_bucket_tagging, Bucket=bucket, Tagging=tags)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.get_bucket_tagging, Bucket=bucket)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    obj_key = 'obj'
    response = s3_client.put_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key, Body='obj_body')
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.put_object_tagging, Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key,
                      Tagging=tags)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3_client.delete_object_tagging, Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    response = s3_client.delete_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=obj_key)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = s3_client.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket)
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 204)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 204
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -943,14 +942,14 @@ def test_verify_conflicting_user_policy_statements():
    client = get_iam_client()
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_document, PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3client.list_objects, Bucket=bucket)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -982,20 +981,20 @@ def test_verify_conflicting_user_policies():
    client = get_iam_client()
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_allow, PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy_deny, PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                      UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    e = assert_raises(ClientError, s3client.list_objects, Bucket=bucket)
    status, error_code = _get_status_and_error_code(e.response)
-    eq(status, 403)
+    assert status == 403
-    eq(error_code, 'AccessDenied')
+    assert error_code == 'AccessDenied'
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = client.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='DenyAccessPolicy',
                                         UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
@attr(resource='user-policy')
@ -1019,12 +1018,12 @@ def test_verify_allow_iam_actions():
    response = client1.put_user_policy(PolicyDocument=policy1, PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                       UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = iam_client_alt.get_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                       UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = iam_client_alt.list_user_policies(UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
    response = iam_client_alt.delete_user_policy(PolicyName='AllowAccessPolicy',
                                          UserName=get_alt_user_id())
-    eq(response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'], 200)
+    assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3select.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3select.py
@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 import uuid
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 from . import (
    configfile,
@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ def s3select_assert_result(a,b):
    else:
        assert a != ""
        assert b != ""
-    
+    assert a == b
    nose.tools.assert_equal(a,b)
 def create_csv_object_for_datetime(rows,columns):
        result = ""
@ -225,7 +223,7 @@ def upload_csv_object(bucket_name,new_key,obj):
        # validate uploaded object
        c2 = get_client()
        response = c2.get_object(Bucket=bucket_name, Key=new_key)
-        eq(response['Body'].read().decode('utf-8'), obj, 's3select error[ downloaded object not equal to uploaded objecy')
+        assert response['Body'].read().decode('utf-8') == obj, 's3select error[ downloaded object not equal to uploaded objecy'
 def run_s3select(bucket,key,query,column_delim=",",row_delim="\n",quot_char='"',esc_char='\\',csv_header_info="NONE", progress = False):
@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ def remove_xml_tags_from_result(obj):
    x = bool(re.search("^failure.*$", result_strip))
    if x:
        logging.info(result)
-    nose.tools.assert_equal(x, False)
+    assert x == False
    return result
@ -782,19 +780,19 @@ def test_nullif_expressions():
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,"select count(0) from stdin where _1 = _2  ;")  ).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_nullif, res_s3select)
+    assert res_s3select_nullif == res_s3select
    res_s3select_nullif = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,"select count(0) from stdin where not nullif(_1,_2) is null ;")  ).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,"select count(0) from stdin where _1 != _2  ;")  ).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_nullif, res_s3select)
+    assert res_s3select_nullif == res_s3select
    res_s3select_nullif = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,"select count(0) from stdin where  nullif(_1,_2) = _1 ;")  ).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,"select count(0) from stdin where _1 != _2  ;")  ).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_nullif, res_s3select)
+    assert res_s3select_nullif == res_s3select
@attr('s3select')
@pytest.mark.s3select
@ -808,11 +806,11 @@ def test_lowerupper_expressions():
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select lower("AB12cd$$") from stdin ;')  ).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select, "ab12cd$$")
+    assert res_s3select == "ab12cd$$"
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select upper("ab12CD$$") from stdin ;')  ).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select, "AB12CD$$")
+    assert res_s3select == "AB12CD$$"
@attr('s3select')
@pytest.mark.s3select
@ -829,31 +827,31 @@ def test_in_expressions():
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_1) from stdin where int(_1) = 1;')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_1) from stdin where int(_1) in(1,0);')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_1) from stdin where int(_1) = 1 or int(_1) = 0;')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_2) from stdin where int(_2) in(1,0,2);')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_2) from stdin where int(_2) = 1 or int(_2) = 0 or int(_2) = 2;')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_2) from stdin where int(_2)*2 in(int(_3)*2,int(_4)*3,int(_5)*5);')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_2) from stdin where int(_2)*2 = int(_3)*2 or int(_2)*2 = int(_4)*3 or int(_2)*2 = int(_5)*5;')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_1) from stdin where character_length(_1) = 2 and substring(_1,2,1) in ("3");')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select int(_1) from stdin where _1 like "_3";')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
@attr('s3select')
@pytest.mark.s3select
@ -869,37 +867,37 @@ def test_like_expressions():
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name, 'select count(*) from stdin where substring(_1,11,4) = "aeio" ;')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select count(*) from stdin where _1 like "cbcd%";')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name, 'select count(*) from stdin where substring(_1,1,4) = "cbcd";')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select count(*) from stdin where _3 like "%y[y-z]";')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name, 'select count(*) from stdin where substring(_3,character_length(_3),1) between "y" and "z" and substring(_3,character_length(_3)-1,1) = "y";')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select count(*) from stdin where _2 like "%yz";')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name, 'select count(*) from stdin where substring(_2,character_length(_2),1) = "z" and substring(_2,character_length(_2)-1,1) = "y";')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select count(*) from stdin where _3 like "c%z";')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name, 'select count(*) from stdin where substring(_3,character_length(_3),1) = "z" and substring(_3,1,1) = "c";')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
    res_s3select_in = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name,'select count(*) from stdin where _2 like "%xy_";')).replace("\n","")
    res_s3select = remove_xml_tags_from_result(  run_s3select(bucket_name,csv_obj_name, 'select count(*) from stdin where substring(_2,character_length(_2)-1,1) = "y" and substring(_2,character_length(_2)-2,1) = "x";')).replace("\n","")
-    nose.tools.assert_equal( res_s3select_in, res_s3select )
+    assert res_s3select_in == res_s3select 
@attr('s3select')
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_sts.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_sts.py
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_utils.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_utils.py
@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 from . import utils
 def test_generate():
    FIVE_MB = 5 * 1024 * 1024
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(0))), 0)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(0))) == 0
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(1))), 1)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(1))) == 1
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB - 1))), FIVE_MB - 1)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB - 1))) == FIVE_MB - 1
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB))), FIVE_MB)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB))) == FIVE_MB
-    eq(len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB + 1))), FIVE_MB + 1)
+    assert len(''.join(utils.generate_random(FIVE_MB + 1))) == FIVE_MB + 1
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/utils.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/utils.py
@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import requests
 import string
 import time
 from nose.tools import eq_ as eq
 def assert_raises(excClass, callableObj, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Like unittest.TestCase.assertRaises, but returns the exception.