--- a/python/testc3.py	Sat May 25 14:26:25 2013 +0200
+++ b/python/testc3.py	Sat May 25 14:41:19 2013 +0200
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
       """
       self.diag.clear()
       ir = self.builder.build(snippet)
-      assert len(self.diag.diags) == 3
+      self.assertEqual(len(self.diag.diags), 3)
       self.assertEqual(self.diag.diags[0].loc.row, 8)
       self.assertEqual(self.diag.diags[1].loc.row, 9)
       self.assertEqual(self.diag.diags[2].loc.row, 10)
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@
          }
       }
       """
-      ir = self.builder.build(snippet)
-      if not ir:
+      ircode = self.builder.build(snippet)
+      if not ircode:
         self.diag.printErrors(snippet)
-      self.assertTrue(ir)
+      self.assertTrue(ircode)
    def testIf(self):
       snippet = """
       package tstIFF;
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@
       # testsrc2 is valid code:
       self.diag.clear()
       ir = self.builder.build(testsrc2)
-      assert ir
-      #ir.dump()
+      self.assertTrue(ir)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    do()