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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/unittest.rst8
-rw-r--r--Lib/unittest/loader.py10
-rw-r--r--Lib/unittest/test/test_discovery.py27
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
4 files changed, 43 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index 29ae1f9..00eaa53 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -1493,7 +1493,9 @@ Loading and running tests
directory must be specified separately.
If importing a module fails, for example due to a syntax error, then this
- will be recorded as a single error and discovery will continue.
+ will be recorded as a single error and discovery will continue. If the
+ import failure is due to ``SkipTest`` being raised, it will be recorded
+ as a skip instead of an error.
If a test package name (directory with :file:`__init__.py`) matches the
pattern then the package will be checked for a ``load_tests``
@@ -1512,6 +1514,10 @@ Loading and running tests
.. versionadded:: 3.2
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.4
+ Modules that raise ``SkipTest`` on import are recorded as skips, not
+ errors.
+
The following attributes of a :class:`TestLoader` can be configured either by
subclassing or assignment on an instance:
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/loader.py b/Lib/unittest/loader.py
index a5ac737..2077fa3 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/loader.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/loader.py
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ def _make_failed_test(classname, methodname, exception, suiteClass):
TestClass = type(classname, (case.TestCase,), attrs)
return suiteClass((TestClass(methodname),))
+def _make_skipped_test(methodname, exception, suiteClass):
+ @case.skip(str(exception))
+ def testSkipped(self):
+ pass
+ attrs = {methodname: testSkipped}
+ TestClass = type("ModuleSkipped", (case.TestCase,), attrs)
+ return suiteClass((TestClass(methodname),))
+
def _jython_aware_splitext(path):
if path.lower().endswith('$py.class'):
return path[:-9]
@@ -259,6 +267,8 @@ class TestLoader(object):
name = self._get_name_from_path(full_path)
try:
module = self._get_module_from_name(name)
+ except case.SkipTest as e:
+ yield _make_skipped_test(name, e, self.suiteClass)
except:
yield _make_failed_import_test(name, self.suiteClass)
else:
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/test/test_discovery.py b/Lib/unittest/test/test_discovery.py
index 1fdf991..7569e3e 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/test/test_discovery.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/test/test_discovery.py
@@ -184,11 +184,9 @@ class TestDiscovery(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertEqual(_find_tests_args, [(start_dir, 'pattern')])
self.assertIn(top_level_dir, sys.path)
- def test_discover_with_modules_that_fail_to_import(self):
- loader = unittest.TestLoader()
-
+ def setup_import_issue_tests(self, fakefile):
listdir = os.listdir
- os.listdir = lambda _: ['test_this_does_not_exist.py']
+ os.listdir = lambda _: [fakefile]
isfile = os.path.isfile
os.path.isfile = lambda _: True
orig_sys_path = sys.path[:]
@@ -198,6 +196,11 @@ class TestDiscovery(unittest.TestCase):
sys.path[:] = orig_sys_path
self.addCleanup(restore)
+ def test_discover_with_modules_that_fail_to_import(self):
+ loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+
+ self.setup_import_issue_tests('test_this_does_not_exist.py')
+
suite = loader.discover('.')
self.assertIn(os.getcwd(), sys.path)
self.assertEqual(suite.countTestCases(), 1)
@@ -206,6 +209,22 @@ class TestDiscovery(unittest.TestCase):
with self.assertRaises(ImportError):
test.test_this_does_not_exist()
+ def test_discover_with_module_that_raises_SkipTest_on_import(self):
+ loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+
+ def _get_module_from_name(name):
+ raise unittest.SkipTest('skipperoo')
+ loader._get_module_from_name = _get_module_from_name
+
+ self.setup_import_issue_tests('test_skip_dummy.py')
+
+ suite = loader.discover('.')
+ self.assertEqual(suite.countTestCases(), 1)
+
+ result = unittest.TestResult()
+ suite.run(result)
+ self.assertEqual(len(result.skipped), 1)
+
def test_command_line_handling_parseArgs(self):
program = TestableTestProgram()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 57470e5..82030c9 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ Core and Builtins
Library
-------
+- Issue #16935: unittest now counts the module as skipped if it raises SkipTest,
+ instead of counting it as an error. Patch by Zachary Ware.
+
- Issue #17018: Make Process.join() retry if os.waitpid() fails with EINTR.
- Issue #17197: profile/cProfile modules refactored so that code of run() and