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API: Change assert_index_equal(exact=) default from equiv to True#64036

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Changed in assert_index_equal the parameter exact from default equiv to True

@natmokval natmokval added Testing pandas testing functions or related to the test suite API Design Index Related to the Index class or subclasses labels Feb 5, 2026
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Thanks for working on this. Noting that we may want to work on this in pieces

  1. Ensure that all pandas tests would pass with exact=True
  2. Deprecate the "equiv" default in favor of True

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