readline.clear_history() missing in test_readline.py

[apalala]

BPO	15620
Nosy	@apalala
Files	readline_clear_history_available.patch: Check if clear_history() is available before calling it.

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2012-08-11.08:59:32.210>
created_at = <Date 2012-08-10.21:49:13.096>
labels = ['type-bug', 'tests']
title = 'readline.clear_history() missing in test_readline.py'
updated_at = <Date 2012-08-11.09:07:51.224>
user = 'https://github.com/apalala'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2012-08-11.09:07:51.224>
actor = 'python-dev'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2012-08-11.08:59:32.210>
closer = 'python-dev'
components = ['Tests']
creation = <Date 2012-08-10.21:49:13.096>
creator = 'apalala'
dependencies = []
files = ['26762']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 15620
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['167919', '167920', '167922', '167923', '167941', '167942']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['python-dev', 'apalala']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue15620'
versions = ['Python 2.7']

[apalala]

$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version:	core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release:	12.04
Codename:	precise

$ hg branch
2.7

$ ./python Lib/test/test_readline.py
testHistoryUpdates (__main__.TestHistoryManipulation) ... ERROR

======================================================================
ERROR: testHistoryUpdates (main.TestHistoryManipulation)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_readline.py", line 16, in testHistoryUpdates
    readline.clear_history()
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'clear_history'

---

Ran 1 test in 0.003s

FAILED (errors=1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_readline.py", line 43, in <module>
    test_main()
  File "Lib/test/test_readline.py", line 40, in test_main
    run_unittest(TestHistoryManipulation)
  File "/art/python/cpython/Lib/test/test_support.py", line 1125, in run_unittest
    _run_suite(suite)
  File "/art/python/cpython/Lib/test/test_support.py", line 1108, in _run_suite
    raise TestFailed(err)
test.test_support.TestFailed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_readline.py", line 16, in testHistoryUpdates
    readline.clear_history()
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'clear_history'

[apalala]

$ dpkg -l | grep readline
ii  libreadline-dev                                             6.2-8                                   GNU readline and history libraries, development files
ii  libreadline5                                                5.2-11                                  GNU readline and history libraries, run-time libraries
ii  libreadline6                                                6.2-8                                   GNU readline and history libraries, run-time libraries
ii  libreadline6-dev                                            6.2-8                                   GNU readline and history libraries, development files
ii  readline-common                                             6.2-8                                   GNU readline and history libraries, common files

[apalala]

Check if clear_history() is available before calling it.

[apalala]

Check if clear_history() is available before calling it.

[python-dev]

New changeset 961a15aff2a6 by Georg Brandl in branch '3.2':
Closes bpo-15620: check for presence of readline.clear_history(), which is apparently missing on some readline versions, before calling it in the test.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/961a15aff2a6

[python-dev]

New changeset dda08ec9fbd5 by Georg Brandl in branch '2.7':
Graft a89d654adaa2 from 3.2 branch. Fixes bpo-15620.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/dda08ec9fbd5