-fixed failing tests

-Adressed all comments

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ from util.organizations_helpers import (
     organizations_enabled,
 )
 from util.string_utils import _has_non_ascii_characters
-from util.course_key_utils import from_string_or_404
+from util.course_key_utils import course_key_from_string_or_404
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
 from xmodule.course_module import CourseFields
 from xmodule.course_module import DEFAULT_START_DATE
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ def course_info_handler(request, course_key_string):
     GET
         html: return html for editing the course info handouts and updates.
     """
-    course_key = from_string_or_404(course_key_string)
+    course_key = course_key_from_string_or_404(course_key_string)
 
     with modulestore().bulk_operations(course_key):
         course_module = get_course_and_check_access(course_key, request.user)

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_tabs.py

@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ class TabsPageTests(CourseTestCase):
             self.client.get(invalid_tab_url)
 
 
-
 class PrimitiveTabEdit(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """Tests for the primitive tab edit data manipulations"""
 

common/djangoapps/util/course_key_utils.py

@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ def course_key_from_string_or_404(course_key_string, message=None):
     except InvalidKeyError:
         raise Http404(message)
 
-    return course_key
\ No newline at end of file
+    return course_key

common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_course_key_utils.py

@@ -14,22 +14,32 @@ class TestFromStringOr404(unittest.TestCase):
     Base Test class for course_key_from_string_or_404 utility tests
     """
     @ddt.data(
-        ("/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0", "course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0"),  # split style course keys
-        ("/some.invalid.key/TTT/CS01/2015_T0", "TTT/CS01/2015_T0"),  # mongo style course keys
+        "course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0",  # split style course keys
+        "TTT/CS01/2015_T0"  # mongo style course keys
     )
-    def test_from_string_or_404(self, (invalid_course_key, valid_course_key)):
+    def test_from_string_or_404_for_valid_course_key(self, valid_course_key):
         """
-        Tests course_key_from_string_or_404 for valid and invalid split style course keys and mongo style course keys.
+        Tests course_key_from_string_or_404 for valid split style course keys and mongo style course keys.
+        """
+        from nose.tools import set_trace ; set_trace()
+        self.assertEquals(
+            CourseKey.from_string(valid_course_key),
+            course_key_from_string_or_404(valid_course_key)
+        )
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        "/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0",  # split style course keys
+        "/some.invalid.key/TTT/CS01/2015_T0"  # mongo style course keys
+    )
+    def test_from_string_or_404_for_invalid_course_key(self, invalid_course_key):
+        """
+        Tests course_key_from_string_or_404 for valid split style course keys and mongo style course keys.
         """
         self.assertRaises(
             Http404,
             course_key_from_string_or_404,
             invalid_course_key,
         )
-        self.assertEquals(
-            CourseKey.from_string(valid_course_key),
-            course_key_from_string_or_404(valid_course_key)
-        )
 
     @ddt.data(
         "/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0",  # split style invalid course key
@@ -40,7 +50,6 @@ class TestFromStringOr404(unittest.TestCase):
         Tests course_key_from_string_or_404 with exception message for split style and monog style invalid course keys.
         :return:
         """
-        try:
+        with self.assertRaises(Http404) as context:
             course_key_from_string_or_404(course_string, message="Invalid Keys")
-        except Http404 as exception:
-            self.assertEquals(str(exception), "Invalid Keys")
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.assertEquals(str(context.exception), "Invalid Keys")

lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/tests.py

@@ -1318,8 +1318,9 @@ class InlineDiscussionUnicodeTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase, UnicodeTestMixi
         request.user = self.student
         with self.assertRaises(Http404):
             views.inline_discussion(
-                request, self.course.id.to_deprecated_string(), self.course.discussion_topics['General']['id']
-        )
+                request, unicode(self.course.id), self.course.discussion_topics['General']['id']
+            )
+
 
 class ForumFormDiscussionUnicodeTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase, UnicodeTestMixin):
     @classmethod