1 files changed, 21 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/tests/basics/dict-del.py b/tests/basics/dict-del.py
index 012ed0caea..d908fea424 100644
--- a/tests/basics/dict-del.py
+++ b/tests/basics/dict-del.py
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-for i in range(100):
-    d = dict()
-    for j in range(100):
-        d[j] = j
-    del d[i]
-    for j in range(100):
-        if j not in d:
-            print(j, 'not in d')
+for n in range(20):
+    print('testing dict with {} items'.format(n))
+    for i in range(n):
+        # create dict
+        d = dict()
+        for j in range(n):
+            d[str(j)] = j
+        print(len(d))
+
+        # delete an item
+        del d[str(i)]
+        print(len(d))
+
+        # check items
+        for j in range(n):
+            if str(j) in d:
+                if j == i:
+                    print(j, 'in d, but it should not be')
+            else:
+                if j != i:
+                    print(j, 'not in d, but it should be')