[Python-Dev] test module availability on different Python implementations

[Guido van Rossum]

The test *package* is much older than Python 2.4, but many Python
distros exclude it from their default configuration. Perhaps there is
a way to add it back; on many Linux-based systems running apt-get or
yum with the appropriate arguments is all it takes. Sorry, I can't
help you with the appropriate parameters, since every distro does it
differently.

--Guido

On Jan 14, 2008 10:00 AM, Giampaolo Rodola' <gnewsg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Today I received a report from a guy who tried to run the test suite
> of a module of mine.
> The test suite uses the test module for running tests, for temporary
> files support and for doing a bunch of other things.
> He tested it on CentOS 5 and looks like python 2.5.1 includes the test
> module but python 2.4.3 does not:
>
> [root at dell test]# python2.4 test_ftpd.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "test_ftpd.py", line 37, in ?
>     from test import test_support
> ImportError: No module named test
>
> Another guy reported the same thing by having tried to run the test
> suite against a Windows mobile OS equipped with PythonCE 2.4 where the
> test module seems to be not available too.
>
> I was wondering if there was someone aware of this problem.
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