MAINT: Removed unused test_utils.check functions.

The test_utils were the only references to the blist package,
removing so that blist can be removed as a dependency.

README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Dependencies
 * pandas (>= 0.9.0)
 * pytz
 * Logbook
-* blist
 * requests
 * iso8601
 * [python-dateutil](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-dateutil) (>= 2.1)

docs/installation.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Dependencies
 * pytz
 * iso8601
 * Logbook
-* blist
 
 
 Develop

etc/requirements.txt

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ iso8601==0.1.4
 # Logging
 Logbook==0.6.0
 
-blist==1.3.4
-
 # Scientific Libraries
 
 pytz==2013.8

setup.py

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
         'iso8601',
         'Logbook',
-        'blist',
         'pytz',
         'requests',
         'numpy',

zipline/utils/test_utils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-import blist
-from itertools import izip_longest
 from logbook import FileHandler
 from zipline.finance.blotter import ORDER_STATUS
 
@@ -15,46 +12,6 @@ def teardown_logger(test):
     test.log_handler.close()
 
 
-def check_list(test, a, b, label):
-    test.assertIsInstance(a, (list, blist.blist), "not list at: " + label)
-    test.assertIsInstance(b, (list, blist.blist), "not list at: " + label)
-    for i, (a_val, b_val) in enumerate(izip_longest(a, b)):
-        check(test, a_val, b_val, label + "[" + str(i) + "]")
-
-
-def check_dict(test, a, b, label):
-    test.assertIsInstance(a, dict, "not dict at: " + label)
-    test.assertIsInstance(b, dict, "not dict at: " + label)
-    test.assertEqual(sorted(a), sorted(b), "different keys at: " + label)
-    for key in a:
-        a_val = a[key]
-        b_val = b[key]
-        check(test, a_val, b_val, label + "." + key)
-
-
-def check_datetime(test, a, b, label):
-    test.assertIsInstance(a, datetime, "not datetime at: " + label)
-    test.assertIsInstance(b, datetime, "not datetime at: " + label)
-    test.assertEqual(a, b, "mismatched dates " + label)
-
-
-def check(test, a, b, label=None):
-    """
-    Check equality for arbitrarily nested dicts and lists that terminate
-    in types that allow direct comparisons (string, ints, floats, datetimes)
-    """
-    if not label:
-        label = '<root>'
-    if isinstance(a, dict):
-        check_dict(test, a, b, label)
-    elif isinstance(a, (list, blist.blist)):
-        check_list(test, a, b, label)
-    elif isinstance(a, datetime):
-        check_datetime(test, a, b, label)
-    else:
-        test.assertEqual(a, b, "mismatch on path: " + label)
-
-
 def drain_zipline(test, zipline):
     output = []
     transaction_count = 0