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# numpy.testing.assert_raises_regex

`numpy.testing.``assert_raises_regex`(exception_class, expected_regexp, callable_obj=None, *args, **kwargs)

  Fail unless an exception of class exception_class and with message that matches expected_regexp is thrown by callable when invoked with arguments args and keyword arguments kwargs.

  Name of this function adheres to Python 3.2+ reference, but should work in all versions down to 2.6.