Index: Doc/library/unittest.rst
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--- Doc/library/unittest.rst	(revision 71118)
+++ Doc/library/unittest.rst	(working copy)
@@ -859,6 +859,23 @@
       .. versionadded:: 2.7
 
 
+   .. method:: assertIs(expr1, expr2[, msg])
+
+      This signals a test failure if *expr1* and *expr2* don't evaluate to the same
+      object.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
+
+   .. method:: assertIsNotNone(expr1, expr2[, msg])
+
+      The inverse of the :meth:`assertIs` method.
+      This signals a test failure if *expr1* and *expr2* evaluate to the same
+      object.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
+
    .. method:: assertFalse(expr[, msg])
                failIf(expr[, msg])
 
Index: Lib/unittest.py
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--- Lib/unittest.py	(revision 71118)
+++ Lib/unittest.py	(working copy)
@@ -806,6 +806,18 @@
             standardMsg = '%r unexpectedly found in %r' % (member, container)
             self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
 
+    def assertIs(self, expr1, expr2, msg=None):
+        """Just like self.assertTrue(a is b), but with a nicer default message."""
+        if expr1 is not expr2:
+            standardMsg = '%r is not %r' % (expr1, expr2)
+            self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
+
+    def assertIsNot(self, expr1, expr2, msg=None):
+        """Just like self.assertTrue(a is not b), but with a nicer default message."""
+        if expr1 is expr2:
+            standardMsg = 'unexpectedly identical: %r' % (expr1,)
+            self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
+
     def assertDictEqual(self, d1, d2, msg=None):
         self.assert_(isinstance(d1, dict), 'First argument is not a dictionary')
         self.assert_(isinstance(d2, dict), 'Second argument is not a dictionary')
Index: Lib/test/test_unittest.py
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--- Lib/test/test_unittest.py	(revision 71118)
+++ Lib/test/test_unittest.py	(working copy)
@@ -2300,7 +2300,17 @@
         # No this doesn't clean up and remove the SadSnake equality func
         # from this TestCase instance but since its a local nothing else
         # will ever notice that.
-
+        
+    def testAssertIs(self):
+        thing = object()
+        self.assertIs(thing, thing)
+        self.assertRaises(self.failureException, self.assertIs, thing, object())
+        
+    def testAssertIsNot(self):
+        thing = object()
+        self.assertIsNot(thing, object())
+        self.assertRaises(self.failureException, self.assertIsNot, thing, thing)
+        
     def testAssertIn(self):
         animals = {'monkey': 'banana', 'cow': 'grass', 'seal': 'fish'}
 
@@ -2444,6 +2454,7 @@
 
         # Test that sequences of unhashable objects can be tested for sameness:
         self.assertSameElements([[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[3, 4], [1, 2]])
+        
         self.assertSameElements([{'a': 1}, {'b': 2}], [{'b': 2}, {'a': 1}])
         self.assertRaises(self.failureException, self.assertSameElements,
                           [[1]], [[2]])
@@ -3015,6 +3026,18 @@
                             ["^unexpectedly None$", "^oops$",
                              "^unexpectedly None$",
                              "^unexpectedly None : oops$"])
+        
+    def testAssertIs(self):
+        self.assertMessages('assertIs', (None, 'foo'),
+                            ["^None is not 'foo'$", "^oops$",
+                             "^None is not 'foo'$",
+                             "^None is not 'foo' : oops$"])
+        
+    def testAssertIsNot(self):
+        self.assertMessages('assertIsNot', (None, None),
+                            ["^unexpectedly identical: None$", "^oops$",
+                             "^unexpectedly identical: None$",
+                             "^unexpectedly identical: None : oops$"])
 
 
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