[Python-Dev] test_codecs failing

[Raymond Hettinger]

The most recent test_codecs check-in (1.19) is failing on a MSCV6.0
compilation running on WinMe:

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Ran 35 tests in 1.430s

FAILED (failures=1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "\py25\lib\test\test_codecs.py", line 786, in ?
    test_main()
  File "\py25\lib\test\test_codecs.py", line 781, in test_main
    BasicStrTest
  File "C:\PY25\lib\test\test_support.py", line 290, in run_unittest
    run_suite(suite, testclass)
  File "C:\PY25\lib\test\test_support.py", line 275, in run_suite
    raise TestFailed(err)
test.test_support.TestFailed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "\py25\lib\test\test_codecs.py", line 165, in test_badbom
    self.assertRaises(UnicodeError, f.read)
AssertionError: UnicodeError not raised



C:\pydev>python
Python 2.5a0 (#46, Feb  7 2005, 21:37:18) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on
win32
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Raymond