[Python-checkins] cpython: whatsnew: doctest finds tests in extension modules (#3158)

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8520e0ff8e36
changeset:   89587:8520e0ff8e36
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Tue Mar 11 15:10:53 2014 -0400
summary:
  whatsnew: doctest finds tests in extension modules (#3158)

#19861 msg213159

files:
  Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst |  8 ++++++++
  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
 shorthand for ``-o FAIL_FAST`` (to parallel the similar option supported by the
 :mod:`unittest` CLI).  (Contributed by R. David Murray in :issue:`11390`.)
 
+:mod:`doctest` will now find doctests in extension module ``__doc__`` strings.
+(Contributed by Zachary Ware in :issue:`3158`.)
+
 
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@@ -2398,6 +2401,11 @@
   will matter only if you have tests that are doing white-space-sensitive
   comparisons of such output (:issue:`16333`).
 
+* :mod:`doctest` now looks for doctests in extension module ``__doc__``
+  strings, so if your doctest test discovery includes extension modules that
+  have things that look like doctests in them you may see test failures you've
+  never seen before when running your tests (:issue:`3158`).
+
 
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython