def METHOD_NAME():
    """
    Assert that certain exceptions are raised
    """
    file = gff.GFFFile()
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        # 'seqid' beginning with '>' is not legal
        file.append(">xyz", "ab", "cd", 1, 2, None, None, None, {"Id":"foo"})
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        # String fields must not be empty
        file.append("", "ab", "cd", 1, 2, None, None, None, {"Id":"foo"})
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        # String fields must not be empty
        file.append("xyz", "", "cd", 1, 2, None, None, None, {"Id":"foo"})
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        # String fields must not be empty
        file.append("xyz", "ab", "", 1, 2, None, None, None, {"Id":"foo"})