From 23ae2c3bacc167f7bbfea1846bbbc9dde63a1bfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Irit Katriel Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 22:48:20 +0100 Subject: bpo-10548: expectedFailure does not apply to fixtures (#23201) --- Doc/library/unittest.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst index 0c29408..99c2f6e 100644 --- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst +++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst @@ -597,8 +597,9 @@ The following decorators and exception implement test skipping and expected fail .. decorator:: expectedFailure Mark the test as an expected failure or error. If the test fails or errors - it will be considered a success. If the test passes, it will be considered - a failure. + in the test function itself (rather than in one of the :dfn:`test fixture` + methods) then it will be considered a success. If the test passes, it will + be considered a failure. .. exception:: SkipTest(reason) -- cgit v0.12