--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/test_anypy.py	Tue Nov 16 23:34:37 2021 -0500
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+"""Random tests for anypy modules"""
+
+
+import unittest
+from roundup.anypy.strings import repr_export, eval_import
+
+import sys
+_py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2
+
+class StringsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_import_params(self):
+        """ issue2551170 - handle long int in history/journal
+            params tuple
+        """
+        # python2 export with id as number
+        val = eval_import("('issue', 2345L, 'status')")
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(val, ('issue', 2345, 'status'))
+
+        # python3 export with id as number
+        val = eval_import("('issue', 2345, 'status')")
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(val, ('issue', 2345, 'status'))
+
+        # python2 or python3 export with id as string
+        val = eval_import("('issue', '2345', 'status')")
+        self.assertSequenceEqual(val, ('issue', '2345', 'status'))
+
+    def test_export_params(self):
+        """ issue2551170 - handle long int in history/journal
+            params tuple
+        """
+        # python2 export with id as number
+        if _py3:
+            val = repr_export(('issue', 2345, 'status'))
+            self.assertEqual(val, "('issue', 2345, 'status')")
+        else:
+            val = repr_export(('issue', long(2345), 'status'))
+            self.assertEqual(val, "('issue', 2345L, 'status')")
+
+        # python2 or python3 export with id as string
+        val = repr_export(('issue', '2345', 'status'))
+        self.assertEqual(val, "('issue', '2345', 'status')")
+