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 * When doing equivalency assertions, put the expected value first, followed by the actual value, for example:
 <source lang="python">
-# Good
+assert 'expected' == 'actual'  # good
-a = some_function()
+assert 'actual' == 'expected'  # bad
-assert 'expected result' == a
+</source>
+* When doing negative equivalency, use != and put the unexpected value first, followed by the actual value, for example:
-# Bad
+<source lang="python">
-a = some_function()
+assert 'unexpected' != 'actual'  # good
-assert a == 'expected result'
+assert 'actual' != 'unexpected'  # bad
 </source>