Port issue-545.sli to py

testsuite/pytests/sli2py_regressions/test_issue_545.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# test_issue_545.py
+#
+# This file is part of NEST.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
+#
+# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+This test ensures that calling various setters with incorrect properties correctly raises an error.
+"""
+
+import nest
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif_missing_threads
+def test_setters_raise_error_on_bad_properties():
+    nest.ResetKernel()
+    nest.local_num_threads = 4
+
+    # test defaults
+    with pytest.raises(nest.kernel.NESTErrors.BadProperty):
+        nest.SetDefaults("iaf_psc_alpha", {"tau_m": -10})
+
+    # test neuron
+    n = nest.Create("iaf_psc_alpha")
+    with pytest.raises(nest.kernel.NESTErrors.BadProperty):
+        n.set({"tau_m": -10})
+
+    # test synapse
+    with pytest.raises(nest.kernel.NESTErrors.BadDelay):
+        nest.Connect(n, n, syn_spec={"delay": -10})