From c07752649fa96f4f0226e11cdbc67d8f3fd0d922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: poulami-sau <109125687+poulami-sau@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:40:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] added conversion of other_side to numpy array

---
 src/_pytest/python_api.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/_pytest/python_api.py b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
index 0ba86e816..750769af7 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python_api.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ class ApproxNumpy(ApproxBase):
             self._approx_scalar, self.expected.tolist()
         )
 
+        # convert other_side to numpy array to ensure shape attribute is available
+        other_side = _as_numpy_array(other_side)
+
         if np_array_shape != other_side.shape:
             return [
                 "Impossible to compare arrays with different shapes.",