new_contents: from numpy.testing import assert_equal, assert_almost_equal
  import numpy as np
  
  from skimage.measure import profile_line
  
  image = np.arange(100).reshape((10, 10)).astype(np.float)
  
  def test_horizontal_rightward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (0, 2), (0, 8), order=0)
      expected_prof = np.arange(2, 9)
      assert_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_horizontal_leftward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (0, 8), (0, 2), order=0)
      expected_prof = np.arange(8, 1, -1)
      assert_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_vertical_downward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (2, 5), (8, 5), order=0)
      expected_prof = np.arange(25, 95, 10)
      assert_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_vertical_upward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (8, 5), (2, 5), order=0)
      expected_prof = np.arange(85, 15, -10)
      assert_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_45deg_right_downward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (2, 2), (8, 8), order=0)
      expected_prof = np.array([22, 33, 33, 44, 55, 55, 66, 77, 77, 88])
      # repeats are due to aliasing using nearest neighbor interpolation.
      # to see this, imagine a diagonal line with markers every unit of
      # length traversing a checkerboard pattern of squares also of unit
      # length. Because the line is diagonal, sometimes more than one
      # marker will fall on the same checkerboard box.
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_45deg_right_downward_interpolated():
      prof = profile_line(image, (2, 2), (8, 8), order=1)
      expected_prof = np.linspace(22, 88, 10)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_45deg_right_upward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (8, 2), (2, 8), order=1)
      expected_prof = np.arange(82, 27, -6)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_45deg_left_upward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (8, 8), (2, 2), order=1)
      expected_prof = np.arange(88, 21, -22. / 3)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_45deg_left_downward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (2, 8), (8, 2), order=1)
      expected_prof = np.arange(28, 83, 6)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_pythagorean_triangle_right_downward():
      prof = profile_line(image, (1, 1), (7, 9), order=0)
      expected_prof = np.array([11, 22, 23, 33, 34, 45, 56, 57, 67, 68, 79])
      assert_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_pythagorean_triangle_right_downward_interpolated():
      prof = profile_line(image, (1, 1), (7, 9), order=1)
      expected_prof = np.linspace(11, 79, 11)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  pyth_image = np.zeros((6, 7), np.float)
  line = ((1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4), (1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5))
  below = ((2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5), (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4))
  above = ((0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3), (2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
  pyth_image[line] = 1.8
  pyth_image[below] = 0.6
  pyth_image[above] = 0.6
  
  
  def test_pythagorean_triangle_right_downward_linewidth():
      prof = profile_line(pyth_image, (1, 1), (4, 5), linewidth=3, order=0)
      expected_prof = np.ones(6)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_pythagorean_triangle_right_upward_linewidth():
      prof = profile_line(pyth_image[::-1, :], (4, 1), (1, 5),
                          linewidth=3, order=0)
      expected_prof = np.ones(6)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  def test_pythagorean_triangle_transpose_left_down_linewidth():
      prof = profile_line(pyth_image.T[:, ::-1], (1, 4), (5, 1),
                          linewidth=3, order=0)
      expected_prof = np.ones(6)
      assert_almost_equal(prof, expected_prof)
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      from numpy.testing import run_module_suite
      run_module_suite()
  
  
subject: Add numerous (14) tests for profile_line()