[Tutor] doctest

[Jacob S.]

I forgot to mention...

When I explicitly define the variable __doc__ at the module level, it *does*
recognize the module level docstring.

> I think I'm losing my mind...
>
> Maybe it's because I go back to school the day after tomorrow?
> The thing that helped the most was the -v parameter...
>
> Even so, doctest doesn't seem to recognize the module level docstring.
> It will run the test inside the functions, but it says there isn't a test
on
> the module level.
> I put the docstring just like in the example at the link you provided...
>
> Also, anything I can do... Presently, since I'm running windows xp, I
would
> have to hunt for the command prompt and type in the command
>
> '"C:\python24\python.exe" "C:\documents and settings\jacob\desktop\working
> python programs\testmodules.py" -v'
>
> ...or make a batch file to do it for me...
> How can I make testmodules.py (shown below) append the -v to itself? Is
> there a self.results or something in testmod?
>
> ## testmodules.py ###########
> import doctest
>
> modtotest = 'FractionReducer2'
>
> exec "import %s" % modtotest
> doctest.testmod(eval(modtotest))
> raw_input()
> #############################
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jacob Schmidt
>
>
> > What docs are you looking at?? The module docs at
> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-doctest.html
> > have a complete example of testing a module with a main function. Or you
> can use the code in my last
> > post.
> >
> > Kent
> >
> > Jacob S. wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > >     Okay, so I look at the documentation at it says (in my words):
> > >
> > > "First Class - DocTest -- Make a test object with such and such
> attributes
> > > that you can test.
> > > Second Class - i don't remember the name - Make Jacob look stupid with
> big
> > > words
> > > Third Class - DocTestSuite - Convert a doctest object to a unittest
> object -
> > > Okay... so how does that help?
> > > Fourth Class - DocTestFinder - Find the docstrings that contain test
> code
> > > and extract them."
> > >
> > > So, my question, I guess, is How did the documentation help, and, How
do
> I
> > > have doctest test all of my module's function's docstrings?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Jacob Schmidt
> > >
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