def METHOD_NAME(actual: tp.Any, desired: tp.Any, err_msg: str = "") -> None:
    try:
        np.testing.assert_equal(actual, desired, err_msg=err_msg)
    except AssertionError as e:
        print("\n" + "# " * 12 + "DEBUG MESSAGE " + "# " * 12)
        print(f"Expected: {desired}\nbut got:  {actual}")
        raise e