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 Testing
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-To test the interpreter, type "make test" in the top-level directory.  This runs
-the test set twice (once with no compiled files, once with the compiled files
-left by the previous test run).  The test set produces some output.  You can
-generally ignore the messages about skipped tests due to optional features which
-can't be imported.  If a message is printed about a failed test or a traceback
-or core dump is produced, something is wrong.
+To test the interpreter, type "make test" in the top-level directory.  The test
+set produces some output.  You can generally ignore the messages about skipped
+tests due to optional features which can't be imported.  If a message is printed
+about a failed test or a traceback or core dump is produced, something is wrong.
 
 By default, tests are prevented from overusing resources like disk space and
 memory.  To enable these tests, run "make testall".