use os.path.realpath() to normalise paths within test_run.py

Author: harryswift01

tests/test_CodeEntropy/test_run.py

@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ def test_create_job_folder_empty_directory(self, mock_listdir, mock_makedirs):
         mock_listdir.return_value = []
         new_folder_path = RunManager.create_job_folder()
         expected_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "job001")
-        self.assertEqual(new_folder_path, expected_path)
-        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(expected_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            os.path.realpath(new_folder_path), os.path.realpath(expected_path)
+        )
 
     @patch("os.makedirs")
     @patch("os.listdir")
@@ -77,8 +78,12 @@ def test_create_job_folder_with_existing_folders(self, mock_listdir, mock_makedi
         mock_listdir.return_value = ["job001", "job002", "job003"]
         new_folder_path = RunManager.create_job_folder()
         expected_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "job004")
-        self.assertEqual(new_folder_path, expected_path)
-        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(expected_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            os.path.realpath(new_folder_path), os.path.realpath(expected_path)
+        )
+        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(
+            os.path.realpath(expected_path), exist_ok=True
+        )
 
     @patch("os.makedirs")
     @patch("os.listdir")
@@ -92,8 +97,12 @@ def test_create_job_folder_with_non_matching_folders(
         mock_listdir.return_value = ["folderA", "another_one"]
         new_folder_path = RunManager.create_job_folder()
         expected_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "job001")
-        self.assertEqual(new_folder_path, expected_path)
-        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(expected_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            os.path.realpath(new_folder_path), os.path.realpath(expected_path)
+        )
+        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(
+            os.path.realpath(expected_path), exist_ok=True
+        )
 
     @patch("os.makedirs")
     @patch("os.listdir")
@@ -105,8 +114,12 @@ def test_create_job_folder_mixed_folder_names(self, mock_listdir, mock_makedirs)
         mock_listdir.return_value = ["job001", "abc", "job002", "random"]
         new_folder_path = RunManager.create_job_folder()
         expected_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "job003")
-        self.assertEqual(new_folder_path, expected_path)
-        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(expected_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            os.path.realpath(new_folder_path), os.path.realpath(expected_path)
+        )
+        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(
+            os.path.realpath(expected_path), exist_ok=True
+        )
 
     @patch("os.makedirs")
     @patch("os.listdir")
@@ -123,8 +136,12 @@ def test_create_job_folder_with_invalid_job_suffix(
         new_folder_path = RunManager.create_job_folder()
         expected_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "job003")
 
-        self.assertEqual(new_folder_path, expected_path)
-        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(expected_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            os.path.realpath(new_folder_path), os.path.realpath(expected_path)
+        )
+        mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(
+            os.path.realpath(expected_path), exist_ok=True
+        )
 
     @patch("requests.get")
     def test_load_citation_data_success(self, mock_get):