How to compare two dict.

compare_dict.py

    def assertDictMatch(self, d1, d2, approx_equal=False, tolerance=0.001):
        """Assert two dicts are equivalent.

        This is a 'deep' match in the sense that it handles nested
        dictionaries appropriately.

        NOTE:

            If you don't care (or don't know) a given value, you can specify
            the string DONTCARE as the value. This will cause that dict-item
            to be skipped.

        """
        def raise_assertion(msg):
            d1str = d1
            d2str = d2
            base_msg = ('Dictionaries do not match. %(msg)s d1: %(d1str)s '
                        'd2: %(d2str)s' %
                        {'msg': msg, 'd1str': d1str, 'd2str': d2str})
            raise AssertionError(base_msg)

        d1keys = set(d1.keys())
        d2keys = set(d2.keys())
        if d1keys != d2keys:
            d1only = d1keys - d2keys
            d2only = d2keys - d1keys
            raise_assertion('Keys in d1 and not d2: %(d1only)s. '
                            'Keys in d2 and not d1: %(d2only)s' %
                            {'d1only': d1only, 'd2only': d2only})

        for key in d1keys:
            d1value = d1[key]
            d2value = d2[key]
            try:
                error = abs(float(d1value) - float(d2value))
                within_tolerance = error <= tolerance
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                # If both values aren't convertable to float, just ignore
                # ValueError if arg is a str, TypeError if it's something else
                # (like None)
                within_tolerance = False

            if hasattr(d1value, 'keys') and hasattr(d2value, 'keys'):
                self.assertDictMatch(d1value, d2value)
            elif 'DONTCARE' in (d1value, d2value):
                continue
            elif approx_equal and within_tolerance:
                continue
            elif d1value != d2value:
                raise_assertion("d1['%(key)s']=%(d1value)s != "
                                "d2['%(key)s']=%(d2value)s" %
                                {
                                    'key': key,
                                    'd1value': d1value,
                                    'd2value': d2value,
                                })