[Python-Dev] test_descrtut failing

Gordon McMillan gmcm@hypernet.com
Sat, 8 Sep 2001 19:45:46 -0400


Jack Jansen wrote:

> But I must say that I'm mildly surprised that windows users not
> also do this. In the MacPython installation instructions I
> suggest people start by firing up the interpreter and doing
> "importtest.regrtest; test.regrtest.main()". What does PythonWin
> suggest? 

Nothing. It's part of the ActiveState download, not part of 
Pythonlab's.

> That people fire up a dos shell to run the tests? 

That's Python on Window's default. But thanks to Tim, it's 
been tested by the time we get it.

or-at-least-floating-point-has-ly y'rs

- Gordon