[New-bugs-announce] [issue8710] test_xpickle: compat tests: workaround for missing test_support

[Stefan Krah]

New submission from Stefan Krah <stefan-usenet at bytereef.org>:

When the system python does not have the Lib/test directory, the
compat tests are failing.


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ERROR: test_attribute_name_interning (test.test_xpickle.CPicklePython26Compat)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/stefan/svn/trunk/Lib/test/pickletester.py", line 959, in test_attribute_name_interning
    s = self.dumps(x, proto)
  File "/home/stefan/svn/trunk/Lib/test/test_xpickle.py", line 114, in dumps
    return self.send_to_worker(self.python, arg, proto)
  File "/home/stefan/svn/trunk/Lib/test/test_xpickle.py", line 110, in send_to_worker
    raise RuntimeError(stderr)
RuntimeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/stefan/svn/trunk/Lib/test/test_xpickle.py", line 17, in <module>
    from test import test_support
ImportError: No module named test

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components: Tests
messages: 105698
nosy: collinwinter, skrah
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: test_xpickle: compat tests: workaround for missing test_support
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7

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