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| author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 2000-10-23 16:37:14 (GMT) |
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| committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 2000-10-23 16:37:14 (GMT) |
| commit | 44b6bd21799beee97b2d2b73c533956f47fa4217 (patch) | |
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Added note saying to use test_support.TESTFN for a temporary filename,
and be clear that you need to clean it up when done.
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diff --git a/Lib/test/README b/Lib/test/README index 81e11fa..0380a08 100644 --- a/Lib/test/README +++ b/Lib/test/README @@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ In designing test cases you should pay attention to the following: test, try to write a test case that exposes the bug (preferably before fixing it). + * If you need to create a temporary file, you can use the filename in + test_support.TESTFN to do so. It is important to remove the file + when done; other tests should be able to use the name without cleaning + up after your test. + Regression Test Writing Rules |