[Python-Dev] Misc. warnings

[Tim Peters]

[Martin v. L=F6wis]
> I don't know. I cannot understand the purpose of _expectations.

If a Python expert for platform sys.platform X would be at all surpri=
sed if
test T got skipped when running the tests on X, then T should not be =
listed
in _expectations[X], else it should be, with disagreements favoring l=
eaving
it out (the disagreeing experts can add a comment to regrtest.py abou=
t why
they disagree, or make regrtest smarter about recognizing when a test=
 skip
is expected).  I added a couple of the latter to _ExpectedSkips.__ini=
t__:

            if not os.path.supports_unicode_filenames:
                self.expected.add('test_pep277')

            if test_normalization.skip_expected:
                self.expected.add('test_normalization')

            if test_socket_ssl.skip_expected:
                self.expected.add('test_socket_ssl')

but so far nobody else has cared enough to add more of this nature.  =
If a
module can't itself tell whether it expects to be skipped, then perha=
ps we
need another "mystery test" category (where mystery =3D=3D we have no=
 idea
whether the test should pass -- such tests will always be a source of
confusion).