diff --git a/Lib/test/test_userdict.py b/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
index 63632f7..08b7a13 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Check every path through every method of UserDict
 
+from test_support import verify, verbose
 from UserDict import UserDict
 
 d0 = {}
@@ -20,26 +21,26 @@
 
 # Test __repr__
 
-assert str(u0) == str(d0)
-assert repr(u1) == repr(d1)
-assert `u2` == `d2`
+verify(str(u0) == str(d0))
+verify(repr(u1) == repr(d1))
+verify(`u2` == `d2`)
 
 # Test __cmp__ and __len__
 
 all = [d0, d1, d2, u, u0, u1, u2, uu, uu0, uu1, uu2]
 for a in all:
     for b in all:
-        assert cmp(a, b) == cmp(len(a), len(b))
+        verify(cmp(a, b) == cmp(len(a), len(b)))
 
 # Test __getitem__
 
-assert u2["one"] == 1
+verify(u2["one"] == 1)
 try:
     u1["two"]
 except KeyError:
     pass
 else:
-    assert 0, "u1['two'] shouldn't exist"
+    verify(0, "u1['two'] shouldn't exist")
 
 # Test __setitem__
 
@@ -55,47 +56,47 @@
 except KeyError:
     pass
 else:
-    assert 0, "u3['three'] shouldn't exist"
+    verify(0, "u3['three'] shouldn't exist")
 
 # Test clear
 
 u3.clear()
-assert u3 == {}
+verify(u3 == {})
 
 # Test copy()
 
 u2a = u2.copy()
-assert u2a == u2
+verify(u2a == u2)
 
 class MyUserDict(UserDict):
     def display(self): print self
 
 m2 = MyUserDict(u2)
 m2a = m2.copy()
-assert m2a == m2
+verify(m2a == m2)
 
 # Test keys, items, values
 
-assert u2.keys() == d2.keys()
-assert u2.items() == d2.items()
-assert u2.values() == d2.values()
+verify(u2.keys() == d2.keys())
+verify(u2.items() == d2.items())
+verify(u2.values() == d2.values())
 
 # Test has_key
 
 for i in u2.keys():
-    assert u2.has_key(i) == 1
-    assert u1.has_key(i) == d1.has_key(i)
-    assert u0.has_key(i) == d0.has_key(i)
+    verify(u2.has_key(i) == 1)
+    verify(u1.has_key(i) == d1.has_key(i))
+    verify(u0.has_key(i) == d0.has_key(i))
 
 # Test update
 
 t = UserDict()
 t.update(u2)
-assert t == u2
+verify(t == u2)
 
 # Test get
 
 for i in u2.keys():
-    assert u2.get(i) == u2[i]
-    assert u1.get(i) == d1.get(i)
-    assert u0.get(i) == d0.get(i)
+    verify(u2.get(i) == u2[i])
+    verify(u1.get(i) == d1.get(i))
+    verify(u0.get(i) == d0.get(i))