[Python-checkins] cpython (3.2): #17448: Make test_sax skip if there are no xml parsers.

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/114e363ebf83
changeset:   82725:114e363ebf83
branch:      3.2
parent:      82721:5d56e1214e95
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Mon Mar 18 00:18:12 2013 -0400
summary:
  #17448: Make test_sax skip if there are no xml parsers.

Patch by Rafael Santos.

files:
  Lib/test/test_sax.py |  4 ++--
  Misc/ACKS            |  1 +
  Misc/NEWS            |  3 +++
  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sax.py b/Lib/test/test_sax.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_sax.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sax.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
 from xml.sax import make_parser, ContentHandler, \
                     SAXException, SAXReaderNotAvailable, SAXParseException
+import unittest
 try:
     make_parser()
 except SAXReaderNotAvailable:
     # don't try to test this module if we cannot create a parser
-    raise ImportError("no XML parsers available")
+    raise unittest.SkipTest("no XML parsers available")
 from xml.sax.saxutils import XMLGenerator, escape, unescape, quoteattr, \
                              XMLFilterBase
 from xml.sax.expatreader import create_parser
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
 import shutil
 from test import support
 from test.support import findfile, run_unittest
-import unittest
 
 TEST_XMLFILE = findfile("test.xml", subdir="xmltestdata")
 TEST_XMLFILE_OUT = findfile("test.xml.out", subdir="xmltestdata")
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@
 Kevin Samborn
 Adrian Sampson
 Ilya Sandler
+Rafael Santos
 Mark Sapiro
 Ty Sarna
 Hugh Sasse
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -967,6 +967,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #17448: test_sax now skips if there are no xml parsers available
+  instead of raising an ImportError.
+
 - Issue #11420: make test suite pass with -B/DONTWRITEBYTECODE set.
   Initial patch by Thomas Wouters.
 

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython