New submission from Daniel Fortunov <pythonb...@danielfortunov.com>:
Unit tests of `str` and related types (e.g. `UserString`) contain nomenclature and structure that dates back to the Python 2 distinction between `str` and `unicode`. Previously it was undesirable to disturb the structure of these tests too much as this would complicate the merging of bug fixes back to Python 2, however with Python 2 drawing near to end-of-life this is perhaps less of a concern. I would propose the following changes as a start: - Rename test_unicode.py to test_str.py, and `UnicodeTest` class to `StrTest` (to reflect the type that is now being tested) - Remove `MixinStrUnicodeUserStringTest` class and move its tests into `CommonTest` (The comment for this class says # additional tests that only work for # stringlike objects, i.e. str, UserString but in the absence of `unicode` the `CommonTest` class is also only used for these two types now.) - Promote tests from the current `UnicodeTest` class to `CommonTest` where it makes sense to do so; remove checks that no longer make sense. (e.g. checks around mixed `str`/`unicode` arguments that are all just `str` now) Maybe the duplicative `checkequalnofix()` method can also go away now? - The `BadSeq1` helper class is not used because the corresponding check was commented out in 2007. Either reinstate the check, or remove this class. I'm happy to submit a PR for this, but just wanted to get some feedback before making the changes. ---------- components: Library (Lib) messages: 341685 nosy: dfortunov, ncoghlan, xtreak priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Refactor str tests to reflect that str and unicode are merged in Python 3 type: enhancement versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue36824> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com