[1.10.x] Replaced use of TestCase.fail() with assertRaises().

Also removed try/except/fail antipattern that hides exceptions.

Backport of c9ae09addffb839403312131d4251e9d8b454508 from master

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tests/get_or_create/tests.py b/tests/get_or_create/tests.py
index 0f790e67b2..3e87bf0a04 100644
--- a/tests/get_or_create/tests.py
+++ b/tests/get_or_create/tests.py
@@ -193,13 +193,10 @@ class GetOrCreateTestsWithManualPKs(TestCase):
 
     def test_get_or_create_empty(self):
         """
-        Regression test for #16137: get_or_create does not require kwargs.
+        If all the attributes on a model have defaults, get_or_create() doesn't
+        require any arguments.
         """
-        try:
-            DefaultPerson.objects.get_or_create()
-        except AssertionError:
-            self.fail("If all the attributes on a model have defaults, we "
-                      "shouldn't need to pass any arguments.")
+        DefaultPerson.objects.get_or_create()
 
 
 class GetOrCreateTransactionTests(TransactionTestCase):