[New-bugs-announce] [issue26611] assertRaises callableObj cannot be used as a keyword with args

[Chris Mitchell]

New submission from Chris Mitchell:

assertRaises has callableObj listed as a keyword, though it is not possible to use it as a keyword when the callableObj takes arguments. 

The function definition is:
    def assertRaises(self, excClass, callableObj=None, *args, **kwargs):

Therefore, using it with a keyword such as:

    self.assertRaises(Exception, callableObj=my_function, args_to_function)

will fail due to passing arguments after a keyword.

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components: Tests
messages: 262183
nosy: Chris Mitchell
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: assertRaises callableObj cannot be used as a keyword with args
type: crash
versions: Python 2.7

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