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authorAaron Ang <aaronang@users.noreply.github.com>2018-04-09 21:09:31 (GMT)
committerNed Deily <nad@python.org>2018-04-09 21:09:31 (GMT)
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bpo-31201: Clarify command to re-run failing test(s) with example (GH-6417)
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By default, tests are prevented from overusing resources like disk space and
memory. To enable these tests, run ``make testall``.
-If any tests fail, you can re-run the failing test(s) in verbose mode::
+If any tests fail, you can re-run the failing test(s) in verbose mode. For
+example, if ``test_os`` and ``test_gdb`` failed, you can run::
- make test TESTOPTS="-v test_that_failed"
+ make test TESTOPTS="-v test_os test_gdb"
If the failure persists and appears to be a problem with Python rather than
your environment, you can `file a bug report <https://bugs.python.org>`_ and