Neal Norwitz wrote:
> [changing to: and subject: ]
>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 3:58 PM, neal.norwitz
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Get this test to pass (UserList/UserDict no longer exist and caused a
> > skip).
> >
> > I think the automatic skip on ImportError is harmful.
> >
> > We should add a helper function to test_support so that you can write
> >
> > foobar = test_support.import_optional('foobar')
> >
> > and it will skip the test if foobar cannot be imported; all other
> > failing imports should cause the test to *fail*.
> >
> > Any takers? This should be an easy two-part task.
>
> This would be a great starter project for a new developer.
> http://bugs.python.org/issue2409
> Let me know if you could use some help. Feel free to contact me on or off
> list.
>
> n
This is available in the form of four patches on
http://bugs.python.org/issue2409.
The first adds test_support.optional_import, which I now see is the opposite of
Guido's suggestion (blame the dyslexia). I actually prefer optional_import,
though, since it puts 'import' next to the imported name, but I can add a fix if
it's a problem.
The next two patches refactor the imports of test_{sunaudiodev,winreg}.py to
make the imports easier to work with in the new scheme.
The last patch fixes the stdlib tests to use optional_import at the spots where
I was getting ImportErrors on my box (x86 Linux).
Please test these on your boxes so we can discover all the ImportErrors before
the buildbots do.
Thanks,
Jeff Balogh
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