[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-775964 ] fix test_grp failing on RedHat 6.2

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Bugs item #775964, was opened at 2003-07-23 01:07
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 7
Submitted By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Assigned to: Barry A. Warsaw (bwarsaw)
Summary: fix test_grp failing on RedHat 6.2

Initial Comment:
I didn't really think this should go into 2.3, but I'll
let you make the decision.  This patch fixes the
test_grp failure on RedHat 6.2/Alpha (asmodean) in the
snake-farm.  I thought it was specific to RH 6.2,
apparently it's not.  If you add a + as the last line
in /etc/group the test will fail on RH 9 too.

Walter Doerwald may know more about how best to fix
this.  I'm not certain if it's really a problem in the
extension module or the test.
If you want to fix the test, the patch is included here:

     def check_value(self, value):
         # check that a grp tuple has the entries and
         # attributes promised by the docs
+        if value == ('+', None, 0, []):
+            # some libc's return the last line of +
+            return


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>Comment By: Walter Dörwald (doerwalter)
Date: 2003-07-28 20:36

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pwdmodule.c hasn't changed in 7 months, so I'd say this is a
problem with the test. But ('+', None, 0, []) doesn't seem
to be a valid entry, so (although it's not a bug in Python)
maybe Python should hide this entry.

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Comment By: Barry A. Warsaw (bwarsaw)
Date: 2003-07-27 18:22

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Remind me what + on a line means in /etc/group.  "man group"
on RH9 gives no clue.  I'm still nervous about it, can we
defer until 2.3.1?


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