bpo-11015: Update test.support documentation (GH-5619)

(cherry picked from commit 988fb28431)

Co-authored-by: Cheryl Sabella <cheryl.sabella@gmail.com>
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Miss Islington (bot) 2018-02-11 08:34:28 -08:00 committed by Nick Coghlan
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@ -237,12 +237,127 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following constants:
``True`` if the running interpreter is Jython.
.. data:: is_android
``True`` if the system is Android.
.. data:: unix_shell
Path for shell if not on Windows; otherwise ``None``.
.. data:: FS_NONASCII
A non-ASCII character encodable by :func:`os.fsencode`.
.. data:: TESTFN
Set to a name that is safe to use as the name of a temporary file. Any
temporary file that is created should be closed and unlinked (removed).
.. data:: TESTFN_UNICODE
Set to a non-ASCII name for a temporary file.
.. data:: TESTFN_ENCODING
Set to :func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`.
.. data:: TESTFN_UNENCODABLE
Set to a filename (str type) that should not be able to be encoded by file
system encoding in strict mode. It may be ``None`` if it's not possible to
generate such a filename.
.. data:: TESTFN_UNDECODABLE
Set to a filename (bytes type) that should not be able to be decoded by
file system encoding in strict mode. It may be ``None`` if it's not
possible to generate such a filename.
.. data:: TESTFN_NONASCII
Set to a filename containing the :data:`FS_NONASCII` character.
.. data:: IPV6_ENABLED
Set to ``True`` if IPV6 is enabled on this host, ``False`` otherwise.
.. data:: SAVEDCWD
Set to :func:`os.getcwd`.
.. data:: PGO
Set when tests can be skipped when they are not useful for PGO.
.. data:: PIPE_MAX_SIZE
A constant that is likely larger than the underlying OS pipe buffer size,
to make writes blocking.
.. data:: SOCK_MAX_SIZE
A constant that is likely larger than the underlying OS socket buffer size,
to make writes blocking.
.. data:: TEST_SUPPORT_DIR
Set to the top level directory that contains :mod:`test.support`.
.. data:: TEST_HOME_DIR
Set to the top level directory for the test package.
.. data:: TEST_DATA_DIR
Set to the ``data`` directory within the test package.
.. data:: MAX_Py_ssize_t
Set to :data:`sys.maxsize` for big memory tests.
.. data:: max_memuse
Set by :func:`set_memlimit` as the memory limit for big memory tests.
Limited by :data:`MAX_Py_ssize_t`.
.. data:: real_max_memuse
Set by :func:`set_memlimit` as the memory limit for big memory tests. Not
limited by :data:`MAX_Py_ssize_t`.
.. data:: MISSING_C_DOCSTRINGS
Return ``True`` if running on CPython, not on Windows, and configuration
not set with ``WITH_DOC_STRINGS``.
.. data:: HAVE_DOCSTRINGS
Check for presence of docstrings.
The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
.. function:: forget(module_name)
@ -251,6 +366,38 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
byte-compiled files of the module.
.. function:: unload(name)
Delete *name* from ``sys.modules``.
.. function:: unlink(filename)
Call :func:`os.unlink` on *filename*. On Windows platforms, this is
wrapped with a wait loop that checks for the existence fo the file.
.. function:: rmdir(filename)
Call :func:`os.rmdir` on *filename*. On Windows platforms, this is
wrapped with a wait loop that checks for the existence of the file.
.. function:: rmtree(path)
Call :func:`shutil.rmtree` on *path* or call :func:`os.lstat` and
:func:`os.rmdir` to remove a path and its contents. On Windows platforms,
this is wrapped with a wait loop that checks for the existence of the files.
.. function:: make_legacy_pyc(source)
Move a PEP 3147/488 pyc file to its legacy pyc location and return the file
system path to the legacy pyc file. The *source* value is the file system
path to the source file. It does not need to exist, however the PEP
3147/488 pyc file must exist.
.. function:: is_resource_enabled(resource)
Return ``True`` if *resource* is enabled and available. The list of
@ -258,6 +405,16 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
tests.
.. function:: python_is_optimized()
Return ``True`` if Python was not built with ``-O0`` or ``-Og``.
.. function:: with_pymalloc()
Return :data:`_testcapi.WITH_PYMALLOC`.
.. function:: requires(resource, msg=None)
Raise :exc:`ResourceDenied` if *resource* is not available. *msg* is the
@ -266,6 +423,16 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
Used when tests are executed by :mod:`test.regrtest`.
.. function:: system_must_validate_cert(f)
Raise :exc:`unittest.SkipTest` on TLS certification validation failures.
.. function:: sortdict(dict)
Return a repr of *dict* with keys sorted.
.. function:: findfile(filename, subdir=None)
Return the path to the file named *filename*. If no match is found
@ -276,6 +443,26 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
rather than looking directly in the path directories.
.. function:: create_empty_file(filename)
Create an empty file with *filename*. If it already exists, truncate it.
.. function:: fd_count()
Count the number of open file descriptors.
.. function:: match_test(test)
Match *test* to patterns set in :func:`set_match_tests`.
.. function:: set_match_tests(patterns)
Define match test with regular expression *patterns*.
.. function:: run_unittest(\*classes)
Execute :class:`unittest.TestCase` subclasses passed to the function. The
@ -293,14 +480,32 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
This will run all tests defined in the named module.
.. function:: run_doctest(module, verbosity=None)
.. function:: run_doctest(module, verbosity=None, optionflags=0)
Run :func:`doctest.testmod` on the given *module*. Return
``(failure_count, test_count)``.
If *verbosity* is ``None``, :func:`doctest.testmod` is run with verbosity
set to :data:`verbose`. Otherwise, it is run with verbosity set to
``None``.
``None``. *optionflags* is passed as ``optionflags`` to
:func:`doctest.testmod`.
.. function:: setswitchinterval(interval)
Set the :func:`sys.setswitchinterval` to the given *interval*. Defines
a minimum interval for Android systems to prevent the system from hanging.
.. function:: check_impl_detail(**guards)
Use this check to guard CPython's implementation-specific tests or to
run them only on the implementations guarded by the arguments::
check_impl_detail() # Only on CPython (default).
check_impl_detail(jython=True) # Only on Jython.
check_impl_detail(cpython=False) # Everywhere except CPython.
.. function:: check_warnings(\*filters, quiet=True)
@ -368,6 +573,50 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
New optional arguments *filters* and *quiet*.
.. function:: check_no_resource_warning(testcase)
Context manager to check that no :exc:`ResourceWarning` was raised. You
must remove the object which may emit :exc:`ResourceWarning` before the
end of the context manager.
.. function:: set_memlimit(limit)
Set the values for :data:`max_memuse` and :data:`real_max_memuse` for big
memory tests.
.. function:: record_original_stdout(stdout)
Store the value from *stdout*. It is meant to hold the stdout at the
time the regrtest began.
.. function:: get_original_stdout
Return the original stdout set by :func:`record_original_stdout` or
``sys.stdout`` if it's not set.
.. function:: strip_python_strerr(stderr)
Strip the *stderr* of a Python process from potential debug output
emitted by the interpreter. This will typically be run on the result of
:meth:`subprocess.Popen.communicate`.
.. function:: args_from_interpreter_flags()
Return a list of command line arguments reproducing the current settings
in ``sys.flags`` and ``sys.warnoptions``.
.. function:: optim_args_from_interpreter_flags()
Return a list of command line arguments reproducing the current
optimization settings in ``sys.flags``.
.. function:: captured_stdin()
captured_stdout()
captured_stderr()
@ -434,17 +683,125 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
A context manager that temporarily sets the process umask.
.. function:: transient_internet(resource_name, *, timeout=30.0, errnos=())
A context manager that raises :exc:`ResourceDenied` when various issues
with the internet connection manifest themselves as exceptions.
.. function:: disable_faulthandler()
A context manager that replaces ``sys.stderr`` with ``sys.__stderr__``.
.. function:: gc_collect()
Force as many objects as possible to be collected. This is needed because
timely deallocation is not guaranteed by the garbage collector. This means
that ``__del__`` methods may be called later than expected and weakrefs
may remain alive for longer than expected.
.. function:: disable_gc()
A context manager that disables the garbage collector upon entry and
reenables it upon exit.
.. function:: swap_attr(obj, attr, new_val)
Context manager to swap out an attribute with a new object.
Usage::
with swap_attr(obj, "attr", 5):
...
This will set ``obj.attr`` to 5 for the duration of the ``with`` block,
restoring the old value at the end of the block. If ``attr`` doesn't
exist on ``obj``, it will be created and then deleted at the end of the
block.
The old value (or ``None`` if it doesn't exist) will be assigned to the
target of the "as" clause, if there is one.
.. function:: swap_item(obj, attr, new_val)
Context manager to swap out an item with a new object.
Usage::
with swap_item(obj, "item", 5):
...
This will set ``obj["item"]`` to 5 for the duration of the ``with`` block,
restoring the old value at the end of the block. If ``item`` doesn't
exist on ``obj``, it will be created and then deleted at the end of the
block.
The old value (or ``None`` if it doesn't exist) will be assigned to the
target of the "as" clause, if there is one.
.. function:: wait_threads_exit(timeout=60.0)
Context manager to wait until all threads created in the ``with`` statment
exit.
.. function:: start_threads(threads, unlock=None)
Context manager to start *threads*. It attempts to join the threads upon
exit.
.. function:: calcobjsize(fmt)
Return :func:`struct.calcsize` for ``nP{fmt}0n`` or, if ``gettotalrefcount``
exists, ``2PnP{fmt}0P``.
.. function:: calcvobjsize(fmt)
Return :func:`struct.calcsize` for ``nPn{fmt}0n`` or, if ``gettotalrefcount``
exists, ``2PnPn{fmt}0P``.
.. function:: checksizeof(test, o, size)
For testcase *test*, assert that the ``sys.getsizeof`` for *o* plus the GC
header size equals *size*.
.. function:: can_symlink()
Return ``True`` if the OS supports symbolic links, ``False``
otherwise.
.. function:: can_xattr()
Return ``True`` if the OS supports xattr, ``False``
otherwise.
.. decorator:: skip_unless_symlink
A decorator for running tests that require support for symbolic links.
.. decorator:: skip_unless_xattr
A decorator for running tests that require support for xattr.
.. decorator:: skip_unless_bind_unix_socket
A decorator for running tests that require a functional bind() for Unix
sockets.
.. decorator:: anticipate_failure(condition)
A decorator to conditionally mark tests with
@ -460,20 +817,145 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
sequentially, and the first valid locale will be used.
.. decorator:: run_with_tz(tz)
A decorator for running a function in a specific timezone, correctly
resetting it after it has finished.
.. decorator:: requires_freebsd_version(*min_version)
Decorator for the minimum version when running test on FreeBSD. If the
FreeBSD version is less than the minimum, raise :exc:`unittest.SkipTest`.
.. decorator:: requires_linux_version(*min_version)
Decorator for the minimum version when running test on Linux. If the
Linux version is less than the minimum, raise :exc:`unittest.SkipTest`.
.. decorator:: requires_mac_version(*min_version)
Decorator for the minimum version when running test on Mac OS X. If the
MAC OS X version is less than the minimum, raise :exc:`unittest.SkipTest`.
.. decorator:: requires_IEEE_754
Decorator for skipping tests on non-IEEE 754 platforms.
.. decorator:: requires_zlib
Decorator for skipping tests if :mod:`zlib` doesn't exist.
.. decorator:: requires_gzip
Decorator for skipping tests if :mod:`gzip` doesn't exist.
.. decorator:: requires_bz2
Decorator for skipping tests if :mod:`bz2` doesn't exist.
.. decorator:: requires_lzma
Decorator for skipping tests if :mod:`lzma` doesn't exist.
.. decorator:: requires_resource(resource)
Decorator for skipping tests if *resource* is not available.
.. decorator:: requires_docstrings
Decorator for only running the test if :data:`HAVE_DOCSTRINGS`.
.. decorator:: cpython_only(test)
Decorator for tests only applicable to CPython.
.. decorator:: impl_detail(msg=None, **guards)
Decorator for invoking :func:`check_impl_detail` on *guards*. If that
returns ``False``, then uses *msg* as the reason for skipping the test.
.. decorator:: no_tracing(func)
Decorator to temporarily turn off tracing for the duration of the test.
.. decorator:: refcount_test(test)
Decorator for tests which involve reference counting. The decorator does
not run the test if it is not run by CPython. Any trace function is unset
for the duration of the test to prevent unexpected refcounts caused by
the trace function.
.. decorator:: reap_threads(func)
Decorator to ensure the threads are cleaned up even if the test fails.
.. decorator:: bigmemtest(size, memuse, dry_run=True)
Decorator for bigmem tests.
*size* is a requested size for the test (in arbitrary, test-interpreted
units.) *memuse* is the number of bytes per unit for the test, or a good
estimate of it. For example, a test that needs two byte buffers, of 4 GiB
each, could be decorated with ``@bigmemtest(size=_4G, memuse=2)``.
The *size* argument is normally passed to the decorated test method as an
extra argument. If *dry_run* is ``True``, the value passed to the test
method may be less than the requested value. If *dry_run* is ``False``, it
means the test doesn't support dummy runs when ``-M`` is not specified.
.. decorator:: bigaddrspacetest(f)
Decorator for tests that fill the address space. *f* is the function to
wrap.
.. function:: make_bad_fd()
Create an invalid file descriptor by opening and closing a temporary file,
and returning its descriptor.
.. function:: import_module(name, deprecated=False)
.. function:: check_syntax_error(testcase, statement, errtext='', *, lineno=None, offset=None)
Test for syntax errors in *statement* by attempting to compile *statement*.
*testcase* is the :mod:`unittest` instance for the test. *errtext* is the
text of the error raised by :exc:`SyntaxError`. If *lineno* is not None,
compares to the line of the :exc:`SyntaxError`. If *offset* is not None,
compares to the offset of the :exc:`SyntaxError`.
.. function:: open_urlresource(url, *args, **kw)
Open *url*. If open fails, raises :exc:`TestFailed`.
.. function:: import_module(name, deprecated=False, *, required_on())
This function imports and returns the named module. Unlike a normal
import, this function raises :exc:`unittest.SkipTest` if the module
cannot be imported.
Module and package deprecation messages are suppressed during this import
if *deprecated* is ``True``.
if *deprecated* is ``True``. If a module is required on a platform but
optional for others, set *required_on* to an iterable of platform prefixes
which will be compared against :data:`sys.platform`.
.. versionadded:: 3.1
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.. versionadded:: 3.1
.. function:: modules_setup()
Return a copy of :data:`sys.modules`.
.. function:: modules_cleanup(oldmodules)
Remove modules except for *oldmodules* and ``encodings`` in order to
preserve internal cache.
.. function:: threading_setup()
Return current thread count and copy of dangling threads.
.. function:: threading_cleanup(*original_values)
Cleanup up threads not specified in *original_values*. Designed to emit
a warning if a test leaves running threads in the background.
.. function:: join_thread(thread, timeout=30.0)
Join a *thread* within *timeout*. Raise an :exc:`AssertionError` if thread
is still alive after *timeout* seconds.
.. function:: reap_children()
Use this at the end of ``test_main`` whenever sub-processes are started.
This will help ensure that no extra children (zombies) stick around to
hog resources and create problems when looking for refleaks.
.. function:: get_attribute(obj, name)
Get an attribute, raising :exc:`unittest.SkipTest` if :exc:`AttributeError`
is raised.
.. function:: bind_port(sock, host=HOST)
Bind the socket to a free port and return the port number. Relies on
@ -533,6 +1056,12 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
test.
.. function:: bind_unix_socket(sock, addr)
Bind a unix socket, raising :exc:`unittest.SkipTest` if
:exc:`PermissionError` is raised.
.. function:: find_unused_port(family=socket.AF_INET, socktype=socket.SOCK_STREAM)
Returns an unused port that should be suitable for binding. This is
@ -571,6 +1100,11 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
return load_package_tests(os.path.dirname(__file__), *args)
.. function:: fs_is_case_insensitive(directory)
Return ``True`` if the file system for *directory* is case-insensitive.
.. function:: detect_api_mismatch(ref_api, other_api, *, ignore=())
Returns the set of attributes, functions or methods of *ref_api* not
@ -583,6 +1117,33 @@ The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
.. versionadded:: 3.5
.. function:: patch(test_instance, object_to_patch, attr_name, new_value)
Override *object_to_patch.attr_name* with *new_value*. Also add
cleanup procedure to *test_instance* to restore *object_to_patch* for
*attr_name*. The *attr_name* should be a valid attribute for
*object_to_patch*.
.. function:: run_in_subinterp(code)
Run *code* in subinterpreter. Raise :exc:`unittest.SkipTest` if
:mod:`tracemalloc` is enabled.
.. function:: check_free_after_iterating(test, iter, cls, args=())
Assert that *iter* is deallocated after iterating.
.. function:: missing_compiler_executable(cmd_names=[])
Check for the existence of the compiler executables whose names are listed
in *cmd_names* or all the compiler executables when *cmd_names* is empty
and return the first missing executable or ``None`` when none is found
missing.
.. function:: check__all__(test_case, module, name_of_module=None, extra=(), blacklist=())
Assert that the ``__all__`` variable of *module* contains all public names.
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On both platforms, the old value is restored by :meth:`__exit__`.
.. class:: CleanImport(*module_names)
A context manager to force import to return a new module reference. This
is useful for testing module-level behaviors, such as the emission of a
DeprecationWarning on import. Example usage::
with CleanImport('foo'):
importlib.import_module('foo') # New reference.
.. class:: DirsOnSysPath(*paths)
A context manager to temporarily add directories to sys.path.
This makes a copy of :data:`sys.path`, appends any directories given
as positional arguments, then reverts :data:`sys.path` to the copied
settings when the context ends.
Note that *all* :data:`sys.path` modifications in the body of the
context manager, including replacement of the object,
will be reverted at the end of the block.
.. class:: SaveSignals()
Class to save and restore signal handlers registered by the Python signal
handler.
.. class:: Matcher()
.. method:: matches(self, d, **kwargs)
Try to match a single dict with the supplied arguments.
.. method:: match_value(self, k, dv, v)
Try to match a single stored value (*dv*) with a supplied value (*v*).
.. class:: WarningsRecorder()
Class used to record warnings for unit tests. See documentation of
:func:`check_warnings` above for more details.
.. class:: BasicTestRunner()
.. method:: run(test)
Run *test* and return the result.
.. class:: TestHandler(logging.handlers.BufferingHandler)
Class for logging support.
:mod:`test.support.script_helper` --- Utilities for the Python execution tests
==============================================================================
.. module:: test.support.script_helper
:synopsis: Support for Python's script execution tests.
The :mod:`test.support.script_helper` module provides support for Python's
script execution tests.
.. function:: interpreter_requires_environment()
Return ``True`` if ``sys.executable interpreter`` requires environment
variables in order to be able to run at all.
This is designed to be used with ``@unittest.skipIf()`` to annotate tests
that need to use an ``assert_python*()`` function to launch an isolated
mode (``-I``) or no environment mode (``-E``) sub-interpreter process.
A normal build & test does not run into this situation but it can happen
when trying to run the standard library test suite from an interpreter that
doesn't have an obvious home with Python's current home finding logic.
Setting :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` is one way to get most of the testsuite to run
in that situation. :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` or :envvar:`PYTHONUSERSITE` are
other common environment variables that might impact whether or not the
interpreter can start.
.. function:: run_python_until_end(*args, **env_vars)
Set up the environment based on *env_vars* for running the interpreter
in a subprocess. The values can include ``__isolated``, ``__cleavenv``,
and ``TERM``.
.. function:: assert_python_ok(*args, **env_vars)
Assert that running the interpreter with *args* and optional environment
variables *env_vars* succeeds (``rc == 0``) and return a ``(return code,
stdout, stderr)`` tuple.
If the ``__cleanenv`` keyword is set, *env_vars* is used as a fresh
environment.
Python is started in isolated mode (command line option ``-I``),
except if the ``__isolated`` keyword is set to ``False``.
.. function:: assert_python_failure(*args, **env_vars)
Assert that running the interpreter with *args* and optional environment
variables *env_vars* fails (``rc != 0``) and return a ``(return code,
stdout, stderr)`` tuple.
See :func:`assert_python_ok` for more options.
.. function:: spawn_python(*args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, **kw)
Run a Python subprocess with the given arguments.
*kw* is extra keyword args to pass to :func:`subprocess.Popen`. Returns a
:class:`subprocess.Popen` object.
.. function:: kill_python(p)
Run the given :class:`subprocess.Popen` process until completion and return
stdout.
.. function:: make_script(script_dir, script_basename, source, omit_suffix=False)
Create script containing *source* in path *script_dir* and *script_basename*.
If *omit_suffix* is ``False``, append ``.py`` to the name. Return the full
script path.
.. function:: make_zip_script(zip_dir, zip_basename, script_name, name_in_zip=None)
Create zip file at *zip_dir* and *zip_basename* with extension ``zip`` which
contains the files in *script_name*. *name_in_zip* is the archive name.
Return a tuple containing ``(full path, full path of archive name)``.
.. function:: make_pkg(pkg_dir, init_source='')
Create a directory named *pkg_dir* containing an ``__init__`` file with
*init_source* as its contents.
.. function:: make_zip_pkg(zip_dir, zip_basename, pkg_name, script_basename, \
source, depth=1, compiled=False)
Create a zip package directory with a path of *zip_dir* and *zip_basename*
containing an empty ``__init__`` file and a file *script_basename*
containing the *source*. If *compiled* is ``True``, both source files will
be compiled and added to the zip package. Return a tuple of the full zip
path and the archive name for the zip file.

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Update :mod:`test.support` documentation.