unittest can't deal with packages

[amikrop]

BPO	5533
Nosy	@birkenfeld, @amikrop
Files	test

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2009-04-05.13:31:25.032>
created_at = <Date 2009-03-21.18:16:37.002>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = "unittest can't deal with packages"
updated_at = <Date 2009-04-05.13:31:25.030>
user = 'https://github.com/amikrop'

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activity = <Date 2009-04-05.13:31:25.030>
actor = 'georg.brandl'
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closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2009-04-05.13:31:25.032>
closer = 'georg.brandl'
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2009-03-21.18:16:37.002>
creator = 'Indy'
dependencies = []
files = ['13390']
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issue_num = 5533
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'works for me'
stage = None
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue5533'
versions = ['Python 2.5']

[amikrop]

There is a problem with unittest, as it cannot handle package imports.
This http://dpaste.com/17315/ proves it.

[exarkun]

dpaste.com will eventually discard your proof. You should include all
information for a bug report on the tracker. You can include the code
in a comment or attach it to the ticket as a file.

[amikrop]

You are right, here is the file.

[birkenfeld]

Your script is flawed in two parts:

• it doesn't filter the return value of listdir(), which leads to each
  test being executed twice in the presence of .pyc files

• __import__("foo.bar") does *not* return the foo.bar submodule, but the
  foo module.

But that is all not relevant because your run_tests is not even called
if unittest finds command line arguments that give test names. See
unittest.TestProgram.parseArgs.