def unicode_test(seg_instance, seg_str):
            seg_gen_str = str(seg_instance)

            self.assertEqual(len(seg_gen_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(len(seg_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(seg_gen_str, seg_str)
def remove_backend(self, backend_id):
        """ Removes a backend from the treeview, and selects the first (to show
        something in the configuration panel

        @param backend_id: the id of the backend to remove
        """
        if backend_id in self.backendid_to_iter:
            self.liststore.remove(self.backendid_to_iter[backend_id])
            del self.backendid_to_iter[backend_id]
            self.select_backend()