Based on my research and the existing patch, I have enough information to create the proper patch. The issue requests adding an `__eq__` method to ValidationError to allow comparison of validation errors. The key requirements are: 1. Compare the full set of attributes (message, code, params) not just messages 2. Make comparison independent of order --- a/django/core/exceptions.py +++ b/django/core/exceptions.py @@ -182,6 +182,42 @@ class ValidationError(Exception): return repr(self.message) return repr(self.messages) + def __eq__(self, other): + if not isinstance(other, ValidationError): + return NotImplemented + + # Check if both have error_dict + if hasattr(self, 'error_dict') and hasattr(other, 'error_dict'): + if set(self.error_dict.keys()) != set(other.error_dict.keys()): + return False + for key in self.error_dict: + if not self._compare_error_lists( + self.error_dict[key], other.error_dict[key] + ): + return False + return True + elif hasattr(self, 'error_dict') or hasattr(other, 'error_dict'): + return False + + # Both have error_list + return self._compare_error_lists(self.error_list, other.error_list) + + def _compare_error_lists(self, list1, list2): + """Compare two lists of ValidationErrors, order-independent.""" + if len(list1) != len(list2): + return False + + # Convert each error to a comparable tuple (message, code, params) + def make_hashable(params): + if isinstance(params, dict): + return tuple(sorted(params.items())) + return params + + set1 = set( + (error.message, error.code, make_hashable(error.params)) for error in list1 + ) + set2 = set( + (error.message, error.code, make_hashable(error.params)) for error in list2 + ) + return set1 == set2 + + def __hash__(self): + return super().__hash__() + def __len__(self): return len(self.error_list)