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pythongh-101100 : Fix Sphinx warnings in library/doctest.rst (python#112399)
* Fix Sphinx warnings in library/doctest.rst * Don't link to self, and wrap a line Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <[email protected]> * Link to load_tests protocol * Link to option flags * Wrap line Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <[email protected]>
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Doc/library/doctest.rst

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The simplest way to start using doctest (but not necessarily the way you'll
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continue to do it) is to end each module :mod:`M` with::
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continue to do it) is to end each module :mod:`!M` with::
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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import doctest
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doctest.testmod()
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:mod:`doctest` then examines docstrings in module :mod:`M`.
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:mod:`!doctest` then examines docstrings in module :mod:`!M`.
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Running the module as a script causes the examples in the docstrings to get
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executed and verified::
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By default, each time :mod:`doctest` finds a docstring to test, it uses a
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*shallow copy* of :mod:`M`'s globals, so that running tests doesn't change the
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module's real globals, and so that one test in :mod:`M` can't leave behind
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*shallow copy* of :mod:`!M`'s globals, so that running tests doesn't change the
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module's real globals, and so that one test in :mod:`!M` can't leave behind
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crumbs that accidentally allow another test to work. This means examples can
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freely use any names defined at top-level in :mod:`M`, and names defined earlier
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freely use any names defined at top-level in :mod:`!M`, and names defined earlier
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in the docstring being run. Examples cannot see names defined in other
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Optional argument *exclude_empty* defaults to false. If true, objects for which
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compatibility hack, so that code still using :meth:`doctest.master.summarize` in
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compatibility hack, so that code still using
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:meth:`doctest.master.summarize <DocTestRunner.summarize>` in
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conjunction with :func:`testmod` continues to get output for objects with no
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their doctests systematically. :mod:`doctest` provides two functions that can
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be used to create :mod:`unittest` test suites from modules and text files
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containing doctests. To integrate with :mod:`unittest` test discovery, include
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a :func:`load_tests` function in your test module::
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a :ref:`load_tests <load_tests-protocol>` function in your test module::
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:func:`DocTestSuite` returns an empty :class:`unittest.TestSuite` if *module*
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.. exception:: failureException
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When doctests which have been converted to unit tests by :func:`DocFileSuite`
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or :func:`DocTestSuite` fail, this exception is raised showing the name of
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the file containing the test and a (sometimes approximate) line number.
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Under the covers, :func:`DocTestSuite` creates a :class:`unittest.TestSuite` out
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of :class:`doctest.DocTestCase` instances, and :class:`DocTestCase` is a
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subclass of :class:`unittest.TestCase`. :class:`DocTestCase` isn't documented
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of :class:`!doctest.DocTestCase` instances, and :class:`!DocTestCase` is a
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subclass of :class:`unittest.TestCase`. :class:`!DocTestCase` isn't documented
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here (it's an internal detail), but studying its code can answer questions about
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:class:`doctest.DocFileCase` instances, and :class:`DocFileCase` is a subclass
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of :class:`DocTestCase`.
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:class:`!doctest.DocFileCase` instances, and :class:`!DocFileCase` is a subclass
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:class:`DocTestCase`. This is important for a subtle reason: when you run
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:class:`!DocTestCase`. This is important for a subtle reason: when you run
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:mod:`doctest` functions yourself, you can control the :mod:`doctest` options in
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:mod:`unittest`: the :meth:`runTest` method of :class:`DocTestCase` looks at
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the option flags specified for the test case when the :class:`DocTestCase`
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:mod:`unittest`: the :meth:`!runTest` method of :class:`!DocTestCase` looks at
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the option flags specified for the test case when the :class:`!DocTestCase`
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instance was constructed. If no reporting flags were specified (which is the
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typical and expected case), :mod:`doctest`'s :mod:`unittest` reporting flags are
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typical and expected case), :mod:`!doctest`'s :mod:`unittest` reporting flags are
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:ref:`bitwise ORed <bitwise>` into the option flags, and the option flags
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so augmented are passed to the :class:`DocTestRunner` instance created to
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run the doctest. If any reporting flags were specified when the
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:class:`DocTestCase` instance was constructed, :mod:`doctest`'s
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:class:`!DocTestCase` instance was constructed, :mod:`!doctest`'s
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:class:`DocTestRunner`'s :attr:`optionflags`). By default, no options are set.
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:class:`DocTestRunner`'s :ref:`optionflags <doctest-options>`).
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Doc/library/unittest.rst

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