[Python-Dev] Py2.6 ideas

[Edward Loper]

Sorry, forgot to include the output of doctest_driver.py --help.   
Here it is:

-Edward

Usage: doctest_driver.py [options] NAME ...

Options:
   --version             show program's version number and exit
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit

   Actions (default=check):
     --check             Verify the output of the doctest examples in  
the given
                         files.
     -u, --update        Update the expected output for new or out-of- 
date
                         doctest examples in the given files.  In  
particular,
                         find every example whose actual output does  
not match
                         its expected output; and replace its  
expected output
                         with its actual output.  You will be asked  
to verify
                         the changes before they are written back to  
the file;
                         be sure to check them over carefully, to  
ensure that
                         you don't accidentally create broken test  
cases.
     --debug             Verify the output of the doctest examples in  
the given
                         files.  If any example fails, then enter the  
python
                         debugger.

   Reporting:
     -v, --verbose       Increase verbosity.
     -q, --quiet         Decrease verbosity.
     -d, --udiff         Display test failures using unified diffs.
     --cdiff             Display test failures using context diffs.
     --ndiff             Display test failures using ndiffs.

   Output Comparison:
     --ellipsis          Allow "..." to be used for ellipsis in the  
expected
                         output.
     --normalize_whitespace
                         Ignore whitespace differences between the  
expected
                         output and the actual output.