[Python-Dev] Convention on functions that shadow existing stdlib functions

[Ethan Furman]

Eli Bendersky wrote:
> 
>         I like this solution since this issue of documenting
>         test.support keeps
>         coming up. Otherwise we can not document test.support,
> 
> 
>     We already do.
> 
>     25.6. test.support — Utility functions for tests
>     is about half of the page that also contains
>     25.5. test — Regression tests package for Python
>     The latter contains
>     25.5.1. Writing Unit Tests for the test package
>     which should also be moved to the dev guide if 25.6 is.
> 
> 
> +1
>  
> 
>     That would leave 25.5 as a short page explaining what lib/test is
>     and how to run the tests, which is something user sometimes need to do.
> 
> 
> Out of curiosity, why would a user need to run Python's tests?


Curiosity.  ;)

~Ethan~