[Python-Dev] test_sax and test_random fail on Python 3.6.2rc1 on Windows

[Victor Stinner]

Hi,

The end-of-line hell is not over, test_sax and test_random tests are
still failing if you install Python 3.6.2rc1 on Windows:
http://bugs.python.org/issue27425#msg296519

These tests rely on files in Lib/test/. The end-of-line of these files
is controlled by .gitattributes, but it seems like the Windows
installer changed the end-of-line or the file were not correctly
created on the Git clone (.gitattributes ignored)?

In my Git checkout on Windows, Lib/test/xmltestdata/test.xml.out and
Lib/test/randv2_32.pck use UNIX end-of-line (\n).

While it's possible to fix test_sax to translate the end-of-line, I
would prefer to not have to modify test_random which opens a pickle
binary file (Lib/test/randv2_32.pck).

So, can someone look how the Windows installer stores and then
installs these files?

Victor