bugfix: comparison with None should raise exception in Python 2.7

ate/utils.py

@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ def match_expected(value, expected, comparator="eq", check_item=""):
     @param check_item: check item name
     """
     try:
+        if value is None or expected is None:
+            assert comparator in ["is", "eq", "equals", "=="]
+            assert value is None
+            assert expected is None
+
         if comparator in ["eq", "equals", "=="]:
             assert value == expected
         elif comparator in ["str_eq", "string_equals"]:

tests/test_utils.py

@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ class TestUtils(ApiServerUnittest):
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("123abc", 12, "startswith"))
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected(12345, 123, "startswith"))
 
+        self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected(None, None, "eq"))
         with self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError):
             utils.match_expected(None, 3, "len_eq")
-
         with self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError):
             utils.match_expected("abc", None, "gt")