doctest and decorators

[Ferenczi Viktor]

> I assume this is a FAQ, but I couldn't find much helpful information
> googling. I'm having trouble with doctest skipping my functions, if I'm
> using decorators (that are defined in a separate module). If I'm
> understanding what is happening correctly, it's because doctest checks if
> the function's func_global attribute is the same as the module's __dict__
> attribute. The decorator in question returns a wrapping function, though,
> so this check fails.
> What are some solutions to this? I can define __test__, but it seems rather
> cumbersome.

Please take a look at the documentation of the functools standard module in 
the Python manual, especially the wraps decorator. It could probably help.

Viktor