def verify_abort(func, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Convenient wrapper around functions that should exit or raise an exception

    Example:
        assert "Can't create folder" in verify_abort(ensure_folder, "/dev/null/not-there")

    Args:
        func (callable): Function to execute
        *args: Args to pass to 'func'
        **kwargs: Named args to pass to 'func'

    Returns:
        (str): Chatter from call to 'func', if it did indeed raise
    """
    expected_exception = kwargs.pop("expected_exception", runez.system.AbortException)
    with CaptureOutput() as logged:
        try:
            value = func(*args, **kwargs)
            assert False, "%s did not raise, but returned %s" % (func, value)

        except expected_exception:
            return str(logged)