from functools import partial
from operator import eq, ne


IRRELEVANT = object()


class ChangeWatcher(object):

    #: Used in the equality failure message during exit of the contexdt manager
    #: to explain why the at ext check failed.
    EQUALITY_FAILURE_SIGN = {eq: '!=', ne: '=='}

    def __init__(self, compare, thing, *args, **kwargs):
        self.thing = thing
        self.compare = compare

        self.args = args
        self.kwargs = kwargs

        self.expected_before = kwargs.pop('before', IRRELEVANT)
        self.expected_after = kwargs.pop('after', IRRELEVANT)

    def __enter__(self):
        self.before = self.__apply()

        if not self.expected_before is IRRELEVANT:
            check = self.compare(self.before, self.expected_before)
            assert check, self.__precondition_failure_msg_for('before')

    def __exit__(self, exec_type, exec_value, traceback):
        if exec_type is not None:
            return False  # reraises original exception

        self.after = self.__apply()

        if not self.expected_after is IRRELEVANT:
            check = self.compare(self.after, self.expected_after)
            assert check, self.__precondition_failure_msg_for('after')

        at_exist_check = not self.compare(self.before, self.after)
        assert at_exist_check, self.__equality_failure_message

    def __apply(self):
        return self.thing(*self.args, **self.kwargs)

    @property
    def __equality_failure_message(self):
        return 'Expected before %r %s %r after' % (
            self.before,
            self.EQUALITY_FAILURE_SIGN[self.compare],
            self.after
        )

    def __precondition_failure_msg_for(self, condition):
        return '%s value did not change (%s)' % (
            condition,
            getattr(self, condition)
        )


class AssertsMixin(object):
    assertChanges = partial(ChangeWatcher, eq)
    assertDoesNotChange = partial(
        ChangeWatcher,
        ne,
        before=IRRELEVANT,
        after=IRRELEVANT
    )

from functools import partial
from operator import eq, ne


IRRELEVANT = object()


class ChangeWatcher(object):

    #: Used in the equality failure message during exit of the contexdt manager
    #: to explain why the at ext check failed.
    EQUALITY_FAILURE_SIGN = {ne: '!=', eq: '=='}

    def __init__(self, compare, thing, *args, **kwargs):
        self.thing = thing
        self.compare = compare

        self.args = args
        self.kwargs = kwargs

        self.expected_before = kwargs.pop('before', IRRELEVANT)
        self.expected_after = kwargs.pop('after', IRRELEVANT)

    def __enter__(self):
        self.before = self.__apply()

        if not self.expected_before is IRRELEVANT:
            check = self.compare(self.before, self.expected_before)
            assert not check, self.__precondition_failure_msg_for('before')

    def __exit__(self, exec_type, exec_value, traceback):
        if exec_type is not None:
            return False  # reraises original exception

        self.after = self.__apply()

        if not self.expected_after is IRRELEVANT:
            check = self.compare(self.after, self.expected_after)
            assert not check, self.__precondition_failure_msg_for('after')

        at_exist_check = self.compare(self.before, self.after)
        assert at_exist_check, self.__equality_failure_message

    def __apply(self):
        return self.thing(*self.args, **self.kwargs)

    @property
    def __equality_failure_message(self):
        return 'Expected before %r %s %r after' % (
            self.before,
            self.EQUALITY_FAILURE_SIGN[self.compare],
            self.after
        )

    def __precondition_failure_msg_for(self, condition):
        return '%s value did not change (%s)' % (
            condition,
            getattr(self, condition)
        )


class AssertsMixin(object):
    assertChanges = partial(ChangeWatcher, ne)
    assertDoesNotChange = partial(
        ChangeWatcher,
        eq,
        before=IRRELEVANT,
        after=IRRELEVANT
    )

Swap operators to have it make more sense