[Python-Dev] 3.5 unittest does not support namespace packages for discovering

[INADA Naoki]

There is already http://bugs.python.org/issue29642

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 11:04 PM, Ilya Kazakevich
<ilya.kazakevich at jetbrains.com> wrote:
> Hello.
> I have following layout:
>
> \---tests
>     |   test_module.py
>     |   __init__.py
>
>
> When I launch "python.exe" -m unittest discover -t . -s tests" it works
> perfectly.
> But when I remove " __init__.py" it says
>
>  Start directory is not importable: "tests'"
>
> ``loader.py``:
> if start_dir != top_level_dir:
>     is_not_importable = not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(start_dir,
> '__init__.py'))
>
>
> I believe ``__init__.py`` does not play any role since Python 3.3, am I
> right?
> If so, it seems to be a bug. Should I create an issue?
>
> Ilya.
>
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