Message 251472 - Python tracker

I will commit your patch to 2.7.

Here is a my alternative proposal for 3.4+, dropping the Frm class and using subTest() instead. I kept some error messages where I thought they added clarity, but dropped most because I thought they were redundant with the test code and subTest() parameters.

The test file takes a bit longer to run as a consequence of my patch (was 6.3 s, now 7.3 s). However I think the simpler and more maintainable code outweighs this.