[Guido van Rossum]
<snip - Me trying to find out whether it's OK to use the Net in tests>
> > No, you check whether the 'network' resource name is enabled in
> > test_support. Use test_support.is_resource_enabled('network').
>
> I realize that you might not know how to run such tests either. The
> magic words are
>
> regrtest.py -u network
>
> BTW, this isn't described in Lib/test/README -- perhaps you or someone
> else can add it? (Both the -u option and the is_resource_enabled()
> function.)
>
I can write some basic instructions on how to use regrtest and
test_support; someone will just have to check them in.
> Hm, maybe these docs shouldn't be so hidden and there should be a
> standard library chapter on the test package and its submodules and
> the conventions for writing and running tests?
>
That definitely wouldn't hurt. It might also get people to write tests
more often and maybe help with improving our code if they knew about
regrtest and test_support.
-Brett
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