from testutils import assert_raises class A(dict): def a(): pass def b(): pass assert A.__dict__['a'] == A.a with assert_raises(KeyError) as cm: A.__dict__['not here'] assert cm.exception.args[0] == "not here" assert 'b' in A.__dict__ assert 'c' not in A.__dict__ assert '__dict__' in A.__dict__ assert A.__dict__.get("not here", "default") == "default" assert A.__dict__.get("a", "default") is A.a assert A.__dict__.get("not here") is None