Python unittests don't work if avro is already installed
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Key: AVRO-849
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-849
Project: Avro
Issue Type: Bug
Components: python
Affects Versions: 1.4.1
Reporter: Jeremy Lewi
Assignee: Jeremy Lewi
Priority: Minor
I think there is a problem running the python unittests if avro is already
installed. If avro is already installed then when we import avro or its
subpackages in the unittests we can end up importing the installed avro instead
of the avro version being compiled because the installed version might be
higher on the path.
One (slightly cumbersome way to fix this) would be to pass the the paths listed
in test.path to our unittests (e.g by using an environment variable). The
unittests could then adjust the path so these directories were highest on the
path. The downside of this solution would be every unittest would need some
boilerplate code to adjust the path.
Does anyone have suggestions about how to pass the values in test.path to our
unittests? I don't know anything about ant, so any help would be appreciated.
Or does anyone have suggestions about a better solution which doesn't require
adjusting the path in each unittest?
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