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62Some users will find that they have existing test code that they would
63like to run from PyUnit, without converting every old test function to
64a <tt class="class">TestCase</tt> subclass.
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67For this reason, PyUnit provides a <tt class="class">FunctionTestCase</tt> class.
68This subclass of <tt class="class">TestCase</tt> can be used to wrap an existing test
69function. Set-up and tear-down functions can also optionally be
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