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-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_uuid.py6
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_uuid.py b/Lib/test/test_uuid.py
index 072734e..7264808 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_uuid.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from test import support
import builtins
import io
import os
+import shutil
import uuid
def importable(name):
@@ -369,6 +370,11 @@ eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 12:34:56:78:90:ab
def mock_popen(cmd):
return io.StringIO(data)
+ if shutil.which('ifconfig') is None:
+ path = os.pathsep.join(('/sbin', '/usr/sbin'))
+ if shutil.which('ifconfig', path=path) is None:
+ self.skipTest('requires ifconfig')
+
with support.swap_attr(os, 'popen', mock_popen):
mac = uuid._find_mac(
command='ifconfig',
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 65cb245..88f718e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ IDLE
Tests
-----
+- Issue #19804: The test_find_mac test in test_uuid is now skipped if the
+ ifconfig executable is not available.
+
- Issue #19886: Use better estimated memory requirements for bigmem tests.
- Issue #20055: Fix test_shutil under Windows with symlink privileges held.