import os import sys import sysconfig from test import support from test import regrtest TEMPDIR = regrtest.TEMPDIR # findtestdir() gets the dirname out of __file__, so we have to make it # absolute before changing the working directory. # For example __file__ may be relative when running trace or profile. # See issue #9323. __file__ = os.path.abspath(__file__) # sanity check assert __file__ == os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]) # When tests are run from the Python build directory, it is best practice # to keep the test files in a subfolder. It eases the cleanup of leftover # files using command "make distclean". if sysconfig.is_python_build(): TEMPDIR = os.path.join(sysconfig.get_config_var('srcdir'), 'build') TEMPDIR = os.path.abspath(TEMPDIR) if not os.path.exists(TEMPDIR): os.mkdir(TEMPDIR) regrtest.TEMPDIR = TEMPDIR # Define a writable temp dir that will be used as cwd while running # the tests. The name of the dir includes the pid to allow parallel # testing (see the -j option). TESTCWD = 'test_python_{}'.format(os.getpid()) TESTCWD = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, TESTCWD) regrtest.TESTCWD = TESTCWD # Run the tests in a context manager that temporary changes the CWD to a # temporary and writable directory. If it's not possible to create or # change the CWD, the original CWD will be used. The original CWD is # available from support.SAVEDCWD. with support.temp_cwd(TESTCWD, quiet=True): regrtest.main()