old_contents: from __future__ import print_function
  import sys
  
  sys.path.insert(1, "../../")
  import h2o
  from tests import pyunit_utils
  import os
  from h2o.exceptions import H2OResponseError
  
  
  def test_parser_svmlight_column_skip_not_supported():
      print("Test that functions calling fail if skipped_columns is passed with svm file.")
      # generate a big frame with all datatypes and save it to svmlight
      nrow = 10
      ncol = 10
      seed = 12345
  
      f1 = h2o.create_frame(rows=nrow, cols=ncol, real_fraction=0.5, integer_fraction=0.5, missing_fraction=0.2,
                            has_response=False, seed=seed)
  
      results_path = pyunit_utils.locate("results")
  
      savefilenamewithpath = os.path.join(results_path, 'out.svm')
      pyunit_utils.write_H2OFrame_2_SVMLight(savefilenamewithpath, f1)  # write h2o frame to svm format
  
      try:
          print("Test upload SVM file. "
                "Expected result is Java exception error: skipped_columns not supported for AVRO and SVMlight")
          h2o.upload_file(savefilenamewithpath, skipped_columns=[5])
          assert False, "Test should have thrown an exception due skipped_columns parameter is present"  # should have failed here
      except H2OResponseError as e:
          assert "skipped_columns are not supported" in str(e.args[0].exception_msg), "Exception message is different"
          print("Test OK, finished with H2OResponseError")
  
      try:
          print("Test import SVM file. "
                "Expected result is Java exception error: skipped_columns not supported for AVRO and SVMlight")
          h2o.import_file(savefilenamewithpath, skipped_columns=[5])
          assert False, "Test should have thrown an exception due skipped_columns parameter is present"  # should have failed here
      except H2OResponseError as e:
          assert "skipped_columns are not supported" in e.args[0].exception_msg
          print("Test OK, finished with H2OResponseError")
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      pyunit_utils.standalone_test(test_parser_svmlight_column_skip_not_supported)
  else:
      test_parser_svmlight_column_skip_not_supported()
  
new_contents: from __future__ import print_function
  import sys
  
  sys.path.insert(1, "../../")
  import h2o
  from tests import pyunit_utils
  import os
  from h2o.exceptions import H2OResponseError
  
  
  def test_parser_svmlight_column_skip_not_supported():
      print("Test that functions calling fail if skipped_columns is passed with svm file.")
      # generate a big frame with all datatypes and save it to svmlight
      nrow = 10
      ncol = 10
      seed = 12345
  
      f1 = h2o.create_frame(rows=nrow, cols=ncol, real_fraction=0.5, integer_fraction=0.5, missing_fraction=0.2,
                            has_response=False, seed=seed)
  
      results_path = pyunit_utils.locate("results")
  
      savefilenamewithpath = os.path.join(results_path, 'out.svm')
      pyunit_utils.write_H2OFrame_2_SVMLight(savefilenamewithpath, f1)  # write h2o frame to svm format
  
      try:
          print("Test upload SVM file. "
                "Expected result is Java exception error: skipped_columns not supported for AVRO and SVMlight")
          h2o.upload_file(savefilenamewithpath, skipped_columns=[5])
          assert False, "Test should have thrown an exception due skipped_columns parameter is present"  # should have failed here
      except H2OResponseError as e:
          assert "skipped_columns are not supported" in str(e.args[0].exception_msg), "Exception message is different"
          print("Test OK, finished with H2OResponseError")
  
      try:
          print("Test import SVM file. "
                "Expected result is Java exception error: skipped_columns not supported for AVRO and SVMlight")
          h2o.import_file(savefilenamewithpath, skipped_columns=[5])
          assert False, "Test should have thrown an exception due skipped_columns parameter is present"  # should have failed here
      except H2OResponseError as e:
          assert "skipped_columns are not supported" in e.args[0].exception_msg, "Exception message is different"
          print("Test OK, finished with H2OResponseError")
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      pyunit_utils.standalone_test(test_parser_svmlight_column_skip_not_supported)
  else:
      test_parser_svmlight_column_skip_not_supported()
  
subject: Fix svm drop columns test - use assert message