[Python-3000-checkins] r56409 - python/branches/py3k-struni/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py

[Brett Cannon]

On 7/17/07, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> On 7/17/07, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> > How about having individual test files for the various built-ins?  As
> > of right now we have test_builtin, but also things like test_tuple and
> > test_file without a test_chr.
> >
> > And then semantic stuff is all over (e.g., test_class, test_descr,
> > test_binop, etc.).  I would never expect a newbie to come along and
> > know where to look for a semantic test.
> >
> > Should we make Lib/test less shallow and have like a builtins,
> > language, stdlib, and capi subpackages to help organize this stuff and
> > make the location of tests more obvious?  That might help make it
> > clearer where one should look and thus if a test for something is not
> > found there it probably doesn't exist.
>
> Personally, I'm in favor of leaving well enough alone, and only using
> the guidelines to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. But if you
> want to be more ambitious as part of the stdlib reorg, eb my guest!

I would like to, but let's see if I find the time.  =)

-Brett