Author: tim.peters Date: Sun Oct 30 02:15:38 2005 New Revision: 41353 Modified: python/trunk/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py Log: test_directories(): This test had no chance of passing on Windows. Hacked it to pass, but not sure it's worth the bother. Modified: python/trunk/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py ============================================================================== --- python/trunk/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py (original) +++ python/trunk/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py Sun Oct 30 02:15:38 2005 @@ -12,8 +12,20 @@ return data def test_directories(self): - self.assertTrue('is a directory' in self.start_python('.')) - self.assertTrue('is a directory' in self.start_python('< .')) + # Does this test make sense? The message for "< ." may depend on + # the command shell, and the message for "." depends on the OS. + if sys.platform.startswith("win"): + # On WinXP w/ cmd.exe, + # "< ." gives "Access is denied.\n" + # "." gives "C:\\Code\\python\\PCbuild\\python.exe: " + + # "can't open file '.':" + + # "[Errno 13] Permission denied\n" + lookfor = " denied" # common to both cases + else: + # This is what the test looked for originally, on all platforms. + lookfor = "is a directory" + self.assertTrue(lookfor in self.start_python('.')) + self.assertTrue(lookfor in self.start_python('< .')) def verify_valid_flag(self, cmd_line): data = self.start_python(cmd_line)