[Patches] [Patch #101973] test_import.py fails on Unix when run any but the local dir

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Patch #101973 has been updated. 

Project: python
Category: library
Status: Closed
Submitted by: tmick
Assigned to : jhylton
Summary: test_import.py fails on Unix when run any but the local dir

Follow-Ups:

Date: 2001-Jan-05 08:12
By: jhylton

Comment:
This was fixed by rev1.2 of test_import.py

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Date: 2001-Jan-04 07:46
By: gvanrossum

Comment:
Wasn't this already fixed?
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Date: 2000-Oct-18 16:40
By: tmick

Comment:
Make test_import.py pass when it is invoked as follows:
  > ./python Lib/test/test_import.py
or
  > ./python Lib/test/regrtest.py test_import
I.e. from any dir other that where test_import.py exists.

The problem was that on Unix, if a relative path to a script is given on
the command line, that path is added to sys.path and *not* the current
directory. That is fine, except that test_import.py presumed that the
current directory (in which @TESTFN.py is created) is on sys.path.

Solution:
  Put the current working dir on sys.path.

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Date: 2000-Oct-18 16:41
By: tmick

Comment:
TIm's checkin said that this was your module Jeremy so I am assigning to
you for review.
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Date: 2000-Oct-18 23:10
By: tmick

Comment:
a comment from Neil:

I disagree.  The test suite should not assume write access to the
current directory.  It should probably create a temparary
directory using mktemp() or similar, add that to sys.path and
create files there.

Sorry about not using SF but I'm on a 14.4k modem. :(

  Neil


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Date: 2000-Oct-18 23:19
By: tmick

Comment:
Yes, I guess I agree. Frankly *every* use of test_support.TESTFN in the
test suite should be replaced with the use of tempfile.mktemp().
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