diff --git a/scripts/spelling.dat b/scripts/spelling.dat
index 6fb28755197..ac71ceb1faa 100644
--- a/scripts/spelling.dat
+++ b/scripts/spelling.dat
@@ -467,3 +467,4 @@ widht:width
 heigth:height
 heigh:height
 delimted:delimited
+teh:the
diff --git a/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.cpp b/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.cpp
index 39515a195d0..6314607e1eb 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool QgsRenderChecker::isKnownAnomaly( QString theDiffImageFile )
   QString myFilename = "*";
   myList = myDirectory.entryList( QStringList( myFilename ),
                                   QDir::Files | QDir::NoSymLinks );
-  //remove the control file from teh list as the anomalies are
+  //remove the control file from the list as the anomalies are
   //all files except the control file
   myList.removeAt( myList.indexOf( mExpectedImageFile ) );
 
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ bool QgsRenderChecker::compareImages( QString theTestName,
   //
   QString myDashMessage = "<DartMeasurementFile name=\"Rendered Image " + theTestName + "\""
                           " type=\"image/png\">" + mRenderedImageFile +
-                          "</DartMeasurementFile>"
+                          "</DartMeasurementFile>\n"
                           "<DartMeasurementFile name=\"Expected Image " + theTestName + "\" type=\"image/png\">" +
-                          mExpectedImageFile + "</DartMeasurementFile>"
+                          mExpectedImageFile + "</DartMeasurementFile>\n"
                           "<DartMeasurementFile name=\"Difference Image " + theTestName + "\" type=\"image/png\">" +
-                          myDiffImageFile + "</DartMeasurementFile>";
+                          myDiffImageFile + "</DartMeasurementFile>\n";
   qDebug( ) << myDashMessage;
 
   //
diff --git a/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.h b/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.h
index d50f95f698e..b4295f5bcb1 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsrenderchecker.h
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
 #ifndef QGSRENDERCHECKER_H
 #define QGSRENDERCHECKER_H
 
+#include <qgis.h>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QRegExp>
+#include <QList>
+
 #include <qgsmaprenderer.h>
+#include <qgslogger.h>
+
 class QImage;
 
 /** \ingroup UnitTests
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRenderChecker
      * @note: make sure to call setExpectedImage and setRenderedImage first.
      */
     bool compareImages( QString theTestName, unsigned int theMismatchCount = 0, QString theRenderedImageFile = "" );
-    /** Get a list of all teh anomalies. An anomaly is a rendered difference
+    /** Get a list of all the anomalies. An anomaly is a rendered difference
       * file where there is some red pixel content (indicating a render check
       * mismatch), but where the output was still acceptible. If the render
       * diff matches one of these anomalies we will still consider it to be
@@ -110,4 +116,50 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRenderChecker
 
 }; // class QgsRenderChecker
 
+
+/** Compare two WKT strings with some tolerance
+ * @param a first WKT string
+ * @param b second WKT string
+ * @param tolerance tolerance to use (optional, defaults to 0.000001)
+ * @return bool indicating if the WKT are sufficiently equal
+ */
+
+inline bool compareWkt( QString a, QString b, double tolerance = 0.000001 )
+{
+  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "a:%1 b:%2 tol:%3" ).arg( a ).arg( b ).arg( tolerance ) );
+  QRegExp re( "-?\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:[eE]\\d+)?" );
+
+  QString a0( a ), b0( b );
+  a0.replace( re, "#" );
+  b0.replace( re, "#" );
+
+  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "a0:%1 b0:%2" ).arg( a0 ).arg( b0 ) );
+
+  if ( a0 != b0 )
+    return false;
+
+  QList<double> al, bl;
+
+  int pos;
+  for ( pos = 0; ( pos = re.indexIn( a, pos ) ) != -1; pos += re.matchedLength() )
+  {
+    al << re.cap( 0 ).toDouble();
+  }
+  for ( pos = 0; ( pos = re.indexIn( b, pos ) ) != -1; pos += re.matchedLength() )
+  {
+    bl << re.cap( 0 ).toDouble();
+  }
+
+  if ( al.size() != bl.size() )
+    return false;
+
+  for ( int i = 0; i < al.size(); i++ )
+  {
+    if ( !qgsDoubleNear( al[i], bl[i], tolerance ) )
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/src/core/regression1141.cpp b/tests/src/core/regression1141.cpp
index bc6d67e99fc..dbc9471f934 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/regression1141.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/regression1141.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QTime>
-#include <iostream>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -35,6 +34,11 @@
 #include <qgsfield.h>
 #include <qgis.h> //defines GEOWkt
 #include <qgsproviderregistry.h>
+#include <qgslogger.h>
+
+#if defined(linux)
+#include <langinfo.h>
+#endif
 
 
 /** \ingroup UnitTests
@@ -90,6 +94,16 @@ void Regression1141::cleanupTestCase()
 
 void Regression1141::diacriticalTest()
 {
+#if defined(linux)
+  const char *cs = nl_langinfo( CODESET );
+  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "CODESET:%1" ).arg( cs ? cs : "unset" ) );
+  if ( !cs || strcmp( cs, "UTF-8" ) != 0 )
+  {
+    QSKIP( "This test requires a UTF-8 locale", SkipSingle );
+    return;
+  }
+#endif
+
   //create some objects that will be used in all tests...
   mEncoding = "UTF-8";
   QgsField myField( "ąęćń", QVariant::Int, "int", 10, 0, "Value on lon" );
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp
index 955c5f36b09..3eac8977e5a 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <qgsexpression.h>
 #include <qgsfeature.h>
 #include <qgsgeometry.h>
+#include <qgsrenderchecker.h>
 
 #if QT_VERSION < 0x40701
 // See http://hub.qgis.org/issues/4284
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ class TestQgsExpression: public QObject
 
       QCOMPARE( out.canConvert<QgsGeometry>(), true );
       QgsGeometry outGeom = out.value<QgsGeometry>();
-      QCOMPARE( outGeom.exportToWkt(), result->exportToWkt() );
+      QVERIFY( compareWkt( outGeom.exportToWkt(), result->exportToWkt() ) );
     }
 
     void eval_special_columns()
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsgeometry.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsgeometry.cpp
index 33f58256968..c40f680017b 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsgeometry.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsgeometry.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ void TestQgsGeometry::dumpPolyline( QgsPolyline &thePolyline )
   mpPainter->drawPolyline( myPoints );
 }
 
-
 QTEST_MAIN( TestQgsGeometry )
 #include "moc_testqgsgeometry.cxx"
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/qgis_interface.py b/tests/src/python/qgis_interface.py
index c4bec2aefba..4506645b1a7 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/qgis_interface.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/qgis_interface.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ __copyright__ = ('Copyright (c) 2010 by Ivan Mincik, ivan.mincik@gista.sk and '
                  'Copyright (c) 2011 German Carrillo, '
                  'geotux_tuxman@linuxmail.org')
 
+import qgis
 
 from PyQt4.QtCore import QObject
 from qgis.core import QgsMapLayerRegistry
diff --git a/tests/src/python/qgscompositionchecker.py b/tests/src/python/qgscompositionchecker.py
index a7fa7739980..6b245532c26 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/qgscompositionchecker.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/qgscompositionchecker.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ qgscompositionchecker.py - check rendering of Qgscomposition against an expected
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 '''
+import qgis
+
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from qgis.core import *
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ class QgsCompositionChecker:
                 mismatchCount = mismatchCount + 1
                 differenceImage.setPixel( j, i, qRgb( 255, 0, 0 ) )
 
-          if  not differenceImagePath.isEmpty():
+          if differenceImagePath != "":
             differenceImage.save( differenceImagePath, "PNG" )
 
           #allow pixel deviation of 1 percent
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsanalysis.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsanalysis.py
index 36d091b2a70..3e9db6be19d 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsanalysis.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsanalysis.py
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ test_analysis.py
 import unittest
 import sys
 import os
+import qgis
+
 from utilities import unitTestDataPath, getQgisTestApp
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo, QDir, QStringList
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo, QDir
 from PyQt4.QtXml import QDomDocument
 
 # support python < 2.7 via unittest2
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsapplication.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsapplication.py
index 7f973d5ac4e..b1d5243ff43 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsapplication.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsapplication.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 # This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
+import qgis
 from utilities import getQgisTestApp, unittest
 QGISAPP, CANVAS, IFACE, PARENT = getQgisTestApp()
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsatlascomposition.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsatlascomposition.py
index e3e1b61754f..69867fa50e1 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsatlascomposition.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsatlascomposition.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ test_qgsatlascomposition.py
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 '''
+import qgis
 import unittest
 from utilities import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
@@ -28,14 +29,14 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testCase(self):
         self.TEST_DATA_DIR = unitTestDataPath()
-        vectorFileInfo = QFileInfo( self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir().separator().toAscii() + "france_parts.shp")
+        vectorFileInfo = QFileInfo( self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir().separator() + "france_parts.shp")
         mVectorLayer = QgsVectorLayer( vectorFileInfo.filePath(), vectorFileInfo.completeBaseName(), "ogr" )
 
         QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance().addMapLayers( [mVectorLayer] )
 
         # create composition with composer map
         mMapRenderer = QgsMapRenderer()
-        layerStringList = QStringList()
+        layerStringList = []
         layerStringList.append( mVectorLayer.id() )
         mMapRenderer.setLayerSet( layerStringList )
         mMapRenderer.setProjectionsEnabled( True )
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mAtlas.beginRender()
         for i in range(0, self.mAtlas.numFeatures()):
             self.mAtlas.prepareForFeature( i )
-            expected = QString( "output_%1" ).arg(i+1)
+            expected =  "output_%d" % (i+1)
             assert self.mAtlas.currentFilename() == expected
         self.mAtlas.endRender()
 
@@ -118,10 +119,10 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
 
             checker = QgsCompositionChecker()
             res = checker.testComposition( "Atlas autoscale test", self.mComposition, \
-                                               QString( self.TEST_DATA_DIR ) + QDir.separator() + \
+                                               self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "control_images" + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "expected_composermapatlas" + QDir.separator() + \
-                                               QString( "autoscale_%1.png" ).arg( i ) )
+                                               "autoscale_%d.png" % i )
             assert res[0] == True
         self.mAtlas.endRender()
 
@@ -137,10 +138,10 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
 
             checker = QgsCompositionChecker()
             res = checker.testComposition( "Atlas fixed scale test", self.mComposition, \
-                                               QString( self.TEST_DATA_DIR ) + QDir.separator() + \
+                                               self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "control_images" + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "expected_composermapatlas" + QDir.separator() + \
-                                               QString( "fixedscale_%1.png" ).arg( i ) )
+                                               "fixedscale_%d.png" % i )
             assert res[0] == True
         self.mAtlas.endRender()
 
@@ -157,10 +158,10 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
 
             checker = QgsCompositionChecker()
             res = checker.testComposition( "Atlas hidden test", self.mComposition, \
-                                               QString( self.TEST_DATA_DIR ) + QDir.separator() + \
+                                               self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "control_images" + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "expected_composermapatlas" + QDir.separator() + \
-                                               QString( "hiding_%1.png" ).arg( i ) )
+                                               "hiding_%d.png" % i )
             assert res[0] == True
         self.mAtlas.endRender()
 
@@ -181,10 +182,10 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
 
             checker = QgsCompositionChecker()
             res = checker.testComposition( "Atlas sorting test", self.mComposition, \
-                                               QString( self.TEST_DATA_DIR ) + QDir.separator() + \
+                                               self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "control_images" + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "expected_composermapatlas" + QDir.separator() + \
-                                               QString( "sorting_%1.png" ).arg( i ) )
+                                               "sorting_%d.png" % i )
             assert res[0] == True
         self.mAtlas.endRender()
 
@@ -206,10 +207,10 @@ class TestQgsAtlasComposition(unittest.TestCase):
 
             checker = QgsCompositionChecker()
             res = checker.testComposition( "Atlas filtering test", self.mComposition, \
-                                               QString( self.TEST_DATA_DIR ) + QDir.separator() + \
+                                               self.TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "control_images" + QDir.separator() + \
                                                "expected_composermapatlas" + QDir.separator() + \
-                                               QString( "filtering_%1.png" ).arg( i ) )
+                                               "filtering_%d.png" % i )
             assert res[0] == True
         self.mAtlas.endRender()
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsblendmodes.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsblendmodes.py
index 65bd2b9d715..b3286dc7130 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsblendmodes.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsblendmodes.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ __copyright__ = '(C) 2013, Nyall Dawson, Massimo Endrighi'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
+import qgis
 
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class TestQgsBlendModes(TestCase):
         """Test that blend modes work for vector layers."""
 
         #Add vector layers to map
-        myLayers = QStringList()
+        myLayers = []
         myLayers.append(self.mLineLayer.id())
         myLayers.append(self.mPolygonLayer.id())
         self.mMapRenderer.setLayerSet(myLayers)
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class TestQgsBlendModes(TestCase):
         """Test that feature blend modes work for vector layers."""
 
         #Add vector layers to map
-        myLayers = QStringList()
+        myLayers = []
         myLayers.append(self.mLineLayer.id())
         myLayers.append(self.mPolygonLayer.id())
         self.mMapRenderer.setLayerSet(myLayers)
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class TestQgsBlendModes(TestCase):
         """Test that layer transparency works for vector layers."""
 
         #Add vector layers to map
-        myLayers = QStringList()
+        myLayers = []
         myLayers.append(self.mLineLayer.id())
         myLayers.append(self.mPolygonLayer.id())
         self.mMapRenderer.setLayerSet(myLayers)
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ class TestQgsBlendModes(TestCase):
     def testRasterBlending(self):
         """Test that blend modes work for raster layers."""
         #Add raster layers to map
-        myLayers = QStringList()
+        myLayers = []
         myLayers.append(self.mRasterLayer1.id())
         myLayers.append(self.mRasterLayer2.id())
         self.mMapRenderer.setLayerSet(myLayers)
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposereffects.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposereffects.py
index d14a95f7221..5d28cb74cc2 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposereffects.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposereffects.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
-from PyQt4.QtCore import (QStringList,
-                          QFileInfo)
+import qgis
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo
 from PyQt4.QtXml import QDomDocument
 from PyQt4.QtGui import (QPainter, QColor)
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerhtml.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerhtml.py
index c53a0c207f1..8fc82e4a66b 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerhtml.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerhtml.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import unittest
 import os
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QUrl, QString, qDebug
+import qgis
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QUrl, qDebug
 from PyQt4.QtXml import QDomDocument
 from qgis.core import (QgsComposition,
                        QgsComposerHtml,
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ class TestQgsComposerHtml(TestCase):
     def htmlUrl(self):
         """Helper to get the url of the html doc."""
         myPath = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, "html_table.html")
-        myUrl = QUrl(QString("file:///%1").arg(myPath))
+        myUrl = QUrl("file:///%1").arg(myPath)
         return myUrl
 
     @expectedFailure
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerlabel.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerlabel.py
index bd7aa3c9d00..467b7814821 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerlabel.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposerlabel.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ test_qgscomposerlabel.py
  ***************************************************************************/
 '''
 import unittest
+import qgis
 from utilities import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
@@ -27,14 +28,14 @@ class TestQgsComposerLabel(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testCase(self):
         TEST_DATA_DIR = unitTestDataPath()
-        vectorFileInfo = QFileInfo( TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir().separator().toAscii() + "france_parts.shp")
+        vectorFileInfo = QFileInfo( TEST_DATA_DIR + QDir().separator() + "france_parts.shp")
         mVectorLayer = QgsVectorLayer( vectorFileInfo.filePath(), vectorFileInfo.completeBaseName(), "ogr" )
 
         QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance().addMapLayers( [mVectorLayer] )
 
         # create composition with composer map
         mMapRenderer = QgsMapRenderer()
-        layerStringList = QStringList()
+        layerStringList = []
         layerStringList.append( mVectorLayer.id() )
         mMapRenderer.setLayerSet( layerStringList )
         mMapRenderer.setProjectionsEnabled( False )
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ class TestQgsComposerLabel(unittest.TestCase):
         # $CURRENT_DATE() evaluation (inside an expression)
         mLabel.setText( "__[%$CURRENT_DATE(dd) + 1%](ok)__" )
         dd = QDate.currentDate().day()
-        expected = "__" + QString( "%1" ).arg(dd+1) + "(ok)__"
+        expected = "__%d(ok)__" % (dd+1)
         assert mLabel.displayText() == expected
 
         # expression evaluation (without associated feature)
@@ -101,9 +102,9 @@ class TestQgsComposerLabel(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # use setSpecialColumn
         mLabel.setText( "[%$var1 + 1%]" )
-        QgsExpression.setSpecialColumn( "$var1", QVariant(41) )
+        QgsExpression.setSpecialColumn( "$var1", 41 )
         assert mLabel.displayText() == "42"
-        QgsExpression.setSpecialColumn( "$var1", QVariant(99) )
+        QgsExpression.setSpecialColumn( "$var1", 99 )
         assert mLabel.displayText() == "100"
         QgsExpression.unsetSpecialColumn( "$var1" )
         assert mLabel.displayText() == "[%$var1 + 1%]"
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposermap.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposermap.py
index 72c1895e6b4..8b94ef85f86 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposermap.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposermap.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
-from PyQt4.QtCore import (QStringList,
-                          QFileInfo)
+import qgis
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo
 from PyQt4.QtXml import QDomDocument
 from PyQt4.QtGui import (QPainter,
                           QColor)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TestQgsComposerMap(TestCase):
 
         # create composition with composer map
         self.mMapRenderer = QgsMapRenderer()
-        layerStringList = QStringList()
+        layerStringList = []
         layerStringList.append(mRasterLayer.id())
         self.mMapRenderer.setLayerSet(layerStringList)
         self.mMapRenderer.setProjectionsEnabled(False)
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposition.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposition.py
index 98d3e5ad885..592a05dbf72 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposition.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposition.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
+import qgis
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo, QDir, QStringList
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo, QDir
 from PyQt4.QtXml import QDomDocument
 
 from qgis.core import (QgsComposition,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ class TestQgsComposition(TestCase):
         QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance().addMapLayers([myRasterLayer])
 
         myMapRenderer = QgsMapRenderer()
-        myLayerStringList = QStringList()
+        myLayerStringList = []
         myLayerStringList.append(myRasterLayer.id())
         myMapRenderer.setLayerSet(myLayerStringList)
         myMapRenderer.setProjectionsEnabled(False)
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatetransform.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatetransform.py
index 7d696a03112..2260b29aa56 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatetransform.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatetransform.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 # This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
+import qgis
 from qgis.core import (QgsRectangle,
                        QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem,
                        QgsCoordinateTransform,
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsdelimitedtextprovider.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsdelimitedtextprovider.py
index 9395cf46622..4c525acd6a0 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsdelimitedtextprovider.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsdelimitedtextprovider.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 #
 # To recreate all tests, set rebuildTests to true
 
-import os;
-import os.path;
+import os
+import os.path
 import re
 import tempfile
 import inspect
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@ import test_qgsdelimitedtextprovider_wanted as want
 
 rebuildTests = 'REBUILD_DELIMITED_TEXT_TESTS' in os.environ;
 
-
-import sip
-#API_NAMES = ["QDate", "QDateTime", "QString", "QTextStream", "QTime", "QUrl", "QVariant"]
-API_NAMES = ["QString", "QUrl", "QVariant"]
-API_VERSION = 2
-for name in API_NAMES:
-        sip.setapi(name, API_VERSION)
+import qgis
 
 from PyQt4.QtCore import (QVariant,
                           QCoreApplication,
@@ -69,6 +63,7 @@ from utilities import (getQgisTestApp,
 
 QGISAPP, CANVAS, IFACE, PARENT = getQgisTestApp()
 
+import sip
 sipversion=str(sip.getapi('QVariant'))
 sipwanted='2'
 geomkey = "#geometry"
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsexpression.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsexpression.py
index 2bed08dc7f8..367d9ec8b57 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsexpression.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsexpression.py
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 # This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
+import qgis
 from utilities import unittest, TestCase
 from qgis.utils import qgsfunction
 from qgis.core import QgsExpression
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QString
 
 class TestQgsExpressionCustomFunctions(TestCase):
 	@qgsfunction(1, 'testing', register=False)
 	def testfun(values, feature, parent):
 		""" Function help """
-		return "Testing_%s" % str(values[0].toString())
+		return "Testing_%s" % values[0]
 
 	@qgsfunction(0, 'testing', register=False)
 	def special(values, feature, parent):
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class TestQgsExpressionCustomFunctions(TestCase):
 	def testCanEvaluateFunction(self):
 		QgsExpression.registerFunction(self.testfun)
 		exp = QgsExpression('testfun(1)')
-		result = exp.evaluate().toString()
-		self.assertEqual(QString('Testing_1'), result)
+		result = exp.evaluate()
+		self.assertEqual('Testing_1', result)
 
 	def testZeroArgFunctionsAreSpecialColumns(self):
 		special = self.special
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsfeature.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsfeature.py
index 5b8bda75c7e..5d053445aeb 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsfeature.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsfeature.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QVariant
+import qgis
 from qgis.core import QgsFeature, QgsGeometry, QgsPoint, QgsVectorLayer
 from utilities import (unitTestDataPath,
                        getQgisTestApp,
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class TestQgsFeature(TestCase):
         fit = provider.getFeatures()
         feat = QgsFeature()
         fit.nextFeature(feat)
+        fit.close()
         myValidValue = feat.isValid()
         myMessage = '\nExpected: %s\nGot: %s' % ("True", myValidValue)
         assert myValidValue == True, myMessage
@@ -55,13 +56,14 @@ class TestQgsFeature(TestCase):
         fit = provider.getFeatures()
         feat = QgsFeature()
         fit.nextFeature(feat)
+        fit.close()
         myAttributes = feat.attributes()
-        myExpectedAttributes = [ QVariant("Highway"), QVariant(1) ]
+        myExpectedAttributes = [ "Highway", 1 ]
 
         # Only for printing purposes
         myAttributeDict = [
-            str(myAttributes[0].toString()),
-            int(myAttributes[1].toString()) ]
+            myAttributes[0],
+            myAttributes[1] ]
         myExpectedAttributes = [ "Highway",  1 ]
         myMessage = '\nExpected: %s\nGot: %s' % (myExpectedAttributes,
             myAttributes)
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ class TestQgsFeature(TestCase):
     def test_DeleteAttribute(self):
         feat = QgsFeature()
         feat.initAttributes(3)
-        feat[0] = QVariant("text1")
-        feat[1] = QVariant("text2")
-        feat[2] = QVariant("text3")
+        feat[0] = "text1"
+        feat[1] = "text2"
+        feat[2] = "text3"
         feat.deleteAttribute(1)
-        myAttrs = [ str(feat[0].toString()), str(feat[1].toString()) ]
+        myAttrs = [ feat[0], feat[1] ]
         myExpectedAttrs = [ "text1", "text3" ]
         myMessage = '\nExpected: %s\nGot: %s' % (str(myExpectedAttrs), str(myAttrs))
         assert myAttrs == myExpectedAttrs, myMessage
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
index c407bad282b..5e34116b73f 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsgeometry.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QVariant
+import qgis
 
 from qgis.core import (QgsGeometry,
                        QgsVectorLayer,
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class TestQgsGeometry(TestCase):
             QgsPoint(40,10),
             ]
         ))
-        myFeature1.setAttributes([QVariant('Johny')])
+        myFeature1.setAttributes(['Johny'])
 
         myFeature2 = QgsFeature()
         myFeature2.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPolyline([
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class TestQgsGeometry(TestCase):
             QgsPoint(40,40),
             ]
         ))
-        myFeature2.setAttributes([QVariant('Be')])
+        myFeature2.setAttributes(['Be'])
 
         myFeature3 = QgsFeature()
         myFeature3.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPolyline([
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class TestQgsGeometry(TestCase):
             ]
         ))
 
-        myFeature3.setAttributes([QVariant('Good')])
+        myFeature3.setAttributes(['Good'])
 
         myResult, myFeatures = myProvider.addFeatures(
             [myFeature1, myFeature2, myFeature3])
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsissue7244.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsissue7244.py
index f2f34aa6bbe..36dfe048e38 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsissue7244.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsissue7244.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 import random
+import qgis
 
 from qgis.core import *
 from qgis.gui import *
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgslogger.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgslogger.py
index 1a400b7c5c3..16274d97c43 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgslogger.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgslogger.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import tempfile
 import os
+import qgis
 from qgis.core import QgsLogger
 from utilities import (TestCase,
                        unittest
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgspallabeling.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgspallabeling.py
index 85454db2a2d..78315bc2b87 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgspallabeling.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgspallabeling.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
+import qgis
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgspoint.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgspoint.py
index 32553fb1280..94fafb991e4 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgspoint.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgspoint.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
+import qgis
 
 from qgis.core import QgsPoint
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterfilewriter.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterfilewriter.py
index e524e54fd12..f12bd44a44c 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterfilewriter.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterfilewriter.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 import glob
+import qgis
 
 from PyQt4.QtCore import (QTemporaryFile,
                           QDir)
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py
index 801285fbf14..758a2ffbe10 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrasterlayer.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 import unittest
+import qgis
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo, QString, QStringList
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 
 from qgis.core import (QgsRaster,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class TestQgsRasterLayer(TestCase):
 
         # Get the name of the first band
         myBand = myRasterValues.keys()[0]
-        #myExpectedName = QString('Band 1')
+        #myExpectedName = 'Band 1
         myExpectedBand = 1
         myMessage = 'Expected "%s" got "%s" for first raster band name' % (
                     myExpectedBand, myBand)
@@ -71,8 +72,7 @@ class TestQgsRasterLayer(TestCase):
         myValues = myRasterValues.values()
         myIntValues = []
         for myValue in myValues:
-          #myIntValues.append(int(str(myValue)))
-          myIntValues.append( myValue.toInt()[0] )
+          myIntValues.append( int(myValue) )
         myValues = str(myIntValues)
         myExpectedValues = '[127, 141, 112, 72, 86, 126, 156, 211, 170]'
         myMessage = 'Expected: %s\nGot: %s' % (myValues, myExpectedValues)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class TestQgsRasterLayer(TestCase):
 
         myMapRenderer = QgsMapRenderer()
 
-        myLayers = QStringList()
+        myLayers = []
         myLayers.append(myRasterLayer.id())
         myMapRenderer.setLayerSet(myLayers)
         myMapRenderer.setExtent(myRasterLayer.extent())
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrectangle.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrectangle.py
index 6e1466cce23..9d32d369c1e 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsrectangle.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsrectangle.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 # This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
+import qgis
 from qgis.core import (QgsRectangle,
                        QgsPoint)
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialindex.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialindex.py
index ffec4e7e68e..82383ca1540 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialindex.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialindex.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import unittest
+import qgis
 
 from qgis.core import (QgsSpatialIndex,
                        QgsFeature,
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialiteprovider.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialiteprovider.py
index d3f3574a865..1ea2c4570b6 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialiteprovider.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsspatialiteprovider.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 import tempfile
+import qgis
 
 from qgis.core import *
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py
index c6788c04568..90851b2ad28 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012, The QGIS Project'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
+import qgis
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QVariant, QDir, QString, QStringList
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QDir
 
 from qgis.core import (QgsVectorLayer,
                        QgsFeature,
@@ -51,9 +52,7 @@ class TestQgsVectorLayer(TestCase):
 
         ft = QgsFeature()
         ft.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPoint(QgsPoint(10,10)))
-        ft.setAttributes([ QVariant('Johny'),
-                           QVariant(20),
-                           QVariant(0.3)])
+        ft.setAttributes([ 'Johny', 20, 0.3 ])
         myResult, myFeatures = myProvider.addFeatures([ft])
         assert myResult == True
         assert len(myFeatures) > 0
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgszonalstatistics.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgszonalstatistics.py
index 60862b75bed..71d883ecee6 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgszonalstatistics.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgszonalstatistics.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013, The QGIS Project'
 # This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
-import os
+import qgis
 
+import os
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from qgis.core import *
 from qgis.analysis import *
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class TestQgsZonalStatistics(TestCase):
       myTempPath = QDir.tempPath() + sep
       testDir = QDir(TEST_DATA_DIR)
       for f in testDir.entryList(QDir.Files):
+        QFile.remove(myTempPath + f)
         QFile.copy(TEST_DATA_DIR + f, myTempPath + f)
 
       myVector = QgsVectorLayer(myTempPath + "polys.shp", "poly", "ogr")
@@ -44,30 +46,30 @@ class TestQgsZonalStatistics(TestCase):
       # validate statistics for each feature
       request = QgsFeatureRequest().setFilterFid(0)
       feat = myVector.getFeatures(request).next()
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (12.0, feat[1].toDouble()[0]))
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (12.0, feat[1]))
       assert feat[1] == 12.0, myMessage
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (8.0, feat[2].toDouble()[0]))
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (8.0, feat[2]))
       assert feat[2] == 8.0, myMessage
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (0.666666666666667, feat[3].toDouble()[0]))
-      assert feat[3] == 0.666666666666667, myMessage
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (0.666666666666667, feat[3]))
+      assert abs(feat[3] - 0.666666666666667 ) < 0.00001, myMessage
 
       request.setFilterFid(1)
       feat = myVector.getFeatures(request).next()
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (9.0, feat[1].toDouble()[0]))
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (9.0, feat[1]))
       assert feat[1] == 9.0, myMessage
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (5.0, feat[2].toDouble()[0]))
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (5.0, feat[2]))
       assert feat[2] == 5.0, myMessage
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (0.555555555555556, feat[3].toDouble()[0]))
-      assert feat[3] == 0.555555555555556, myMessage
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (0.555555555555556, feat[3]))
+      assert abs( feat[3] - 0.555555555555556) < 0.00001, myMessage
 
       request.setFilterFid(2)
       feat = myVector.getFeatures(request).next()
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (6.0, feat[1].toDouble()[0]))
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (6.0, feat[1]))
       assert feat[1] == 6.0, myMessage
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (5.0, feat[2].toDouble()[0]))
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (5.0, feat[2]))
       assert feat[2] == 5.0, myMessage
-      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (0.833333333333333, feat[3].toDouble()[0]))
-      assert feat[3] == 0.833333333333333, myMessage
+      myMessage = ('Expected: %f\nGot: %f\n' % (0.833333333333333, feat[3]))
+      assert abs( feat[3] - 0.833333333333333 ) < 0.00001, myMessage
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/src/python/utilities.py b/tests/src/python/utilities.py
index b218ea92e15..48219eb3bf6 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/utilities.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/utilities.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 import os
 import sys
+import qgis
 from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore
 from qgis.core import (QgsApplication,
                        QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem,
@@ -166,9 +167,9 @@ def writeShape(theMemoryLayer, theFileName):
     myFileName = os.path.join(str(QtCore.QDir.tempPath()), theFileName)
     print myFileName
     # Explicitly giving all options, not really needed but nice for clarity
-    myErrorMessage = QtCore.QString()
-    myOptions = QtCore.QStringList()
-    myLayerOptions = QtCore.QStringList()
+    myErrorMessage = ''
+    myOptions = []
+    myLayerOptions = []
     mySelectedOnlyFlag = False
     mySkipAttributesFlag = False
     myGeoCrs = QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem()