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authorFlorent Xicluna <florent.xicluna@gmail.com>2010-03-07 19:14:12 (GMT)
committerFlorent Xicluna <florent.xicluna@gmail.com>2010-03-07 19:14:12 (GMT)
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Refresh the documentation for the test.test_support module.
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@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ guidelines to be followed:
self.func(self.arg)
class AcceptLists(TestFuncAcceptsSequences):
- arg = [1,2,3]
+ arg = [1, 2, 3]
class AcceptStrings(TestFuncAcceptsSequences):
arg = 'abc'
class AcceptTuples(TestFuncAcceptsSequences):
- arg = (1,2,3)
+ arg = (1, 2, 3)
.. seealso::
@@ -207,16 +207,9 @@ This module defines the following exceptions:
methods.
-.. exception:: TestSkipped
-
- Subclass of :exc:`TestFailed`. Raised when a test is skipped. This occurs when a
- needed resource (such as a network connection) is not available at the time of
- testing.
-
-
.. exception:: ResourceDenied
- Subclass of :exc:`TestSkipped`. Raised when a resource (such as a network
+ Subclass of :exc:`unittest.SkipTest`. Raised when a resource (such as a network
connection) is not available. Raised by the :func:`requires` function.
The :mod:`test.test_support` module defines the following constants:
@@ -241,7 +234,7 @@ The :mod:`test.test_support` module defines the following constants:
.. data:: TESTFN
- Set to the path that a temporary file may be created at. Any temporary that is
+ Set to the name that a temporary file could use. Any temporary file that is
created should be closed and unlinked (removed).
The :mod:`test.test_support` module defines the following functions:
@@ -249,21 +242,21 @@ The :mod:`test.test_support` module defines the following functions:
.. function:: forget(module_name)
- Removes the module named *module_name* from ``sys.modules`` and deletes any
+ Remove the module named *module_name* from ``sys.modules`` and deletes any
byte-compiled files of the module.
.. function:: is_resource_enabled(resource)
- Returns :const:`True` if *resource* is enabled and available. The list of
+ Return :const:`True` if *resource* is enabled and available. The list of
available resources is only set when :mod:`test.regrtest` is executing the
tests.
.. function:: requires(resource[, msg])
- Raises :exc:`ResourceDenied` if *resource* is not available. *msg* is the
- argument to :exc:`ResourceDenied` if it is raised. Always returns true if called
+ Raise :exc:`ResourceDenied` if *resource* is not available. *msg* is the
+ argument to :exc:`ResourceDenied` if it is raised. Always returns True if called
by a function whose ``__name__`` is ``'__main__'``. Used when tests are executed
by :mod:`test.regrtest`.
@@ -291,14 +284,24 @@ The :mod:`test.test_support` module defines the following functions:
This will run all tests defined in the named module.
-.. function:: check_warnings()
+.. function:: check_warnings(*filters, quiet=False)
A convenience wrapper for ``warnings.catch_warnings()`` that makes
it easier to test that a warning was correctly raised with a single
assertion. It is approximately equivalent to calling
``warnings.catch_warnings(record=True)``.
- The main difference is that on entry to the context manager, a
+ It accepts 2-tuples ``("message regexp", WarningCategory)`` as positional
+ arguments. When the optional keyword argument ``quiet`` is True, it does
+ not fail if a filter catches nothing. Without argument, it defaults to::
+
+ check_warnings(("", Warning), quiet=False)
+
+ The main difference is that it verifies the warnings raised. If some filter
+ did not catch any warning, the test fails. If some warnings are not caught,
+ the test fails, too. To disable these checks, use argument ``quiet=True``.
+
+ Another significant difference is that on entry to the context manager, a
:class:`WarningRecorder` instance is returned instead of a simple list.
The underlying warnings list is available via the recorder object's
:attr:`warnings` attribute, while the attributes of the last raised
@@ -308,20 +311,49 @@ The :mod:`test.test_support` module defines the following functions:
A :meth:`reset` method is also provided on the recorder object. This
method simply clears the warning list.
- The context manager is used like this::
+ The context manager may be used like this::
+
+ import warnings
+
+ with check_warnings():
+ exec('assert(False, "Hey!")')
+ warnings.warn(UserWarning("Hide me!"))
+
+ with check_warnings(("assertion is always true", SyntaxWarning),
+ ("", UserWarning)):
+ exec('assert(False, "Hey!")')
+ warnings.warn(UserWarning("Hide me!"))
- with check_warnings() as w:
+ with check_warnings(quiet=True) as w:
warnings.simplefilter("always")
warnings.warn("foo")
- assert str(w.message) == "foo"
+ assert str(w.args[0]) == "foo"
warnings.warn("bar")
- assert str(w.message) == "bar"
- assert str(w.warnings[0].message) == "foo"
- assert str(w.warnings[1].message) == "bar"
+ assert str(w.args[0]) == "bar"
+ assert str(w.warnings[0].args[0]) == "foo"
+ assert str(w.warnings[1].args[0]) == "bar"
w.reset()
assert len(w.warnings) == 0
.. versionadded:: 2.6
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.7
+ The test fails when the context manager do not catch any warning.
+ New optional attributes ``*filters`` and ``quiet``.
+
+
+.. function:: check_py3k_warnings(*filters, quiet=False)
+
+ Same as :func:`check_warnings` but for Python 3 compatibility warnings.
+ If ``sys.py3kwarning == 1``, it checks if the warning is effectively raised.
+ If ``sys.py3kwarning == 0``, it checks that no warning is raised.
+
+ It accepts 2-tuples ``("message regexp", WarningCategory)`` as positional
+ arguments. When the optional keyword argument ``quiet`` is True, it does
+ not fail if a filter catches nothing. Without argument, it defaults to::
+
+ check_py3k_warnings(("", DeprecationWarning), quiet=False)
+
+ .. versionadded:: 2.7
.. function:: captured_stdout()