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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py index fc5153f..873e495 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py @@ -864,6 +864,77 @@ detail: >>> doctest.DocTestRunner(verbose=False).run(test) TestResults(failed=0, attempted=1) +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL also ignores difference in exception formatting +between Python versions. For example, in Python 2.x, the module path of +the exception is not in the output, but this will fail under Python 3: + + >>> def f(x): + ... r''' + ... >>> from http.client import HTTPException + ... >>> raise HTTPException('message') + ... Traceback (most recent call last): + ... HTTPException: message + ... ''' + >>> test = doctest.DocTestFinder().find(f)[0] + >>> doctest.DocTestRunner(verbose=False).run(test) + ... # doctest: +ELLIPSIS + ********************************************************************** + File ..., line 4, in f + Failed example: + raise HTTPException('message') + Expected: + Traceback (most recent call last): + HTTPException: message + Got: + Traceback (most recent call last): + ... + http.client.HTTPException: message + TestResults(failed=1, attempted=2) + +But in Python 3 the module path is included, and therefore a test must look +like the following test to succeed in Python 3. But that test will fail under +Python 2. + + >>> def f(x): + ... r''' + ... >>> from http.client import HTTPException + ... >>> raise HTTPException('message') + ... Traceback (most recent call last): + ... http.client.HTTPException: message + ... ''' + >>> test = doctest.DocTestFinder().find(f)[0] + >>> doctest.DocTestRunner(verbose=False).run(test) + TestResults(failed=0, attempted=2) + +However, with IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL, the module name of the exception +(or its unexpected absence) will be ignored: + + >>> def f(x): + ... r''' + ... >>> from http.client import HTTPException + ... >>> raise HTTPException('message') #doctest: +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL + ... Traceback (most recent call last): + ... HTTPException: message + ... ''' + >>> test = doctest.DocTestFinder().find(f)[0] + >>> doctest.DocTestRunner(verbose=False).run(test) + TestResults(failed=0, attempted=2) + +The module path will be completely ignored, so two different module paths will +still pass if IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL is given. This is intentional, so it can +be used when exceptions have changed module. + + >>> def f(x): + ... r''' + ... >>> from http.client import HTTPException + ... >>> raise HTTPException('message') #doctest: +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL + ... Traceback (most recent call last): + ... foo.bar.HTTPException: message + ... ''' + >>> test = doctest.DocTestFinder().find(f)[0] + >>> doctest.DocTestRunner(verbose=False).run(test) + TestResults(failed=0, attempted=2) + But IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL does not allow a mismatch in the exception type: >>> def f(x): |