[Python-Dev] Re: how to test behavior wrt an extension type?

[Alex Martelli]

On 2005 Jan 16, at 12:03, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> Alex Martelli wrote:
>
>> Problem: to write unit tests showing that the current copy.py 
>> misbehaves with a classic extension
>> type, I need a classic extension type which defines __copy__ and 
>> __deepcopy__ just like /F's
>> cElementTree does.  So, I made one: a small trycopy.c and 
>> accompanying setup.py whose only purpose
>> in life is checking that instances of a classic type get copied 
>> correctly, both shallowly and
>> deeply.  But now -- where do I commit this extension type, so that 
>> the unit tests in test_copy.py
>> can do their job...?
>
> Modules/_testcapimodule.c ?
>
> (I'm using the C api to define an extension type, after all...)

Fine with me, if there are no objections I'll alter the patch 
accordingly and submit it that way.


Thanks,

Alex