Re: [Python-Dev] Refactoring test.support into a subpackage

2013-07-28 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 28 July 2013 20:20, Nick Coghlan wrote: >> The scope of the plan covers a few distinct steps: >> >> 1. Move Lib/test/support.py to Lib/test/support/__init__.py >> (http://bugs.python.org/issue15494) >> 2. Add a new (documented) test.support.pkg_helper submodule with the >> package creation supp

Re: [Python-Dev] Refactoring test.support into a subpackage

2013-07-28 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 15 July 2013 20:22, Nick Coghlan wrote: > At the PyCon AU sprints, some of the sprinters worked on a plan Chris > Jerdonek and I came up with months ago to convert test.support from a > module into a subpackage. > > This plan arose from some nasty test suite hacks in the lead up to the > releas

Re: [Python-Dev] Refactoring test.support into a subpackage

2013-07-15 Thread Terry Reedy
On 7/15/2013 6:22 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote: At the PyCon AU sprints, some of the sprinters worked on a plan Chris Jerdonek and I came up with months ago to convert test.support from a module into a subpackage. This plan arose from some nasty test suite hacks in the lead up to the release of Python

[Python-Dev] Refactoring test.support into a subpackage

2013-07-15 Thread Nick Coghlan
At the PyCon AU sprints, some of the sprinters worked on a plan Chris Jerdonek and I came up with months ago to convert test.support from a module into a subpackage. This plan arose from some nasty test suite hacks in the lead up to the release of Python 3.3, where some of the pkgutil tests ended