def test_build_event(self):
        evt = event.build_event("evt_name", arg1="val1", arg2=None)
        assert evt.name == "evt_name"
        assert evt.args == {'arg1': "val1", 'arg2': None}
def test_bad_isointervals():
    bad_intervals = [
        '2013-01T14:',
        '',
        'asdf',
        '01/01/2013',
    ]

    for bad_interval in bad_intervals:
        yield (
            assert_raises,
            Exception,
            inputs.iso8601interval,
            bad_interval,
        )