From 27ef61ca1851e5c7ad5a5207f54ef318d17668eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brett Cannon Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:32:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Change the docs to no longer claim that unittest is preferred over doctest for regression tests. --- Doc/lib/libtest.tex | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtest.tex b/Doc/lib/libtest.tex index 326c5f0e2ba..d22f50d22c0 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libtest.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libtest.tex @@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ your tests while \module{test.regrtest} drives the testing suite. Each module in the \module{test} package whose name starts with \samp{test_} is a testing suite for a specific module or feature. -All new tests should be written using the \refmodule{unittest} module; -using \refmodule{unittest} is not required but makes the tests more -flexible and maintenance of the tests easier. Some older tests are -written to use \refmodule{doctest} and a ``traditional'' testing -style; these styles of tests will not be covered. +All new tests should be written using the \refmodule{unittest} or +\refmodule{doctest} module. Some older tests are +written using a ``traditional'' testing style that compares output +printed to \code{sys.stdout}; this style of test is considered +deprecated. \begin{seealso} \seemodule{unittest}{Writing PyUnit regression tests.} @@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ style; these styles of tests will not be covered. \subsection{Writing Unit Tests for the \module{test} package% \label{writing-tests}} -It is preferred that tests for the \module{test} package use the -\refmodule{unittest} module and follow a few guidelines. +It is preferred that tests that use the \refmodule{unittest} module +follow a few guidelines. One is to name the test module by starting it with \samp{test_} and end it with the name of the module being tested. The test methods in the test module should start with \samp{test_} and end with