New submission from James Corbett <james.h.corb...@gmail.com>:
The `unittest.TestCase.skipTest` method, used to skip the current test, is
currently an instance method. There's nothing to stop it from being a
`classmethod` or a `staticmethod` though---it doesn't use its reference to
`self` since it's just a wrapper around the `SkipTest` exception. Making it a
`classmethod` or `staticmethod` would allow calling the method from
`setUpClass`. Here's an example:
```
import unittest
class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@classmethod
def ready_for_tests(cls):
pass
@classmethod
def setUpClass(cls):
if not cls.ready_for_tests():
cls.skipTest()
```
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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 371914
nosy: jameshcorbett
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: unittest: make skipTest a classmethod
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.9
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