Merged revisions 70734,70775,70856,70874,70876-70877 via svnmerge

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  r70734 | r.david.murray | 2009-03-30 15:04:00 -0400 (Mon, 30 Mar 2009) | 7 lines

  Add import_function method to test.test_support, and modify a number of
  tests that expect to be skipped if imports fail or functions don't
  exist to use import_function and import_module.  The ultimate goal is
  to change regrtest to not skip automatically on ImportError.  Checking
  in now to make sure the buldbots don't show any errors on platforms
  I can't direct test on.
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  r70775 | r.david.murray | 2009-03-30 19:05:48 -0400 (Mon, 30 Mar 2009) | 4 lines

  Change more tests to use import_module for the modules that
  should cause tests to be skipped.  Also rename import_function
  to the more descriptive get_attribute and add a docstring.
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  r70856 | r.david.murray | 2009-03-31 14:32:17 -0400 (Tue, 31 Mar 2009) | 7 lines

  A few more test skips via import_module, and change import_module to
  return the error message produced by importlib, so that if an import
  in the package whose import is being wrapped is what failed the skip
  message will contain the name of that module instead of the name of the
  wrapped module.  Also fixed formatting of some previous comments.
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  r70874 | r.david.murray | 2009-03-31 15:33:15 -0400 (Tue, 31 Mar 2009) | 5 lines

  Improve test_support.import_module docstring, remove
  deprecated flag from get_attribute since it isn't likely
  to do anything useful.
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  r70876 | r.david.murray | 2009-03-31 15:49:15 -0400 (Tue, 31 Mar 2009) | 4 lines

  Remove the regrtest check that turns any ImportError into a skipped test.
  Hopefully all modules whose imports legitimately result in a skipped
  test have been properly wrapped by the previous commits.
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  r70877 | r.david.murray | 2009-03-31 15:57:24 -0400 (Tue, 31 Mar 2009) | 2 lines

  Add NEWS entry for regrtest change.
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29 files changed, 120 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index dae7442037..edfaa9a01c 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ def runtest_inner(test, generate, verbose, quiet, test_times,
             print(test, "skipped --", msg)
             sys.stdout.flush()
         return -2
-    except (ImportError, unittest.SkipTest) as msg:
+    except unittest.SkipTest as msg:
         if not quiet:
             print(test, "skipped --", msg)
             sys.stdout.flush()
diff --git a/Lib/test/support.py b/Lib/test/support.py
index e20917007d..9cd50a02f2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import platform
 import shutil
 import warnings
 import unittest
+import importlib
 
 __all__ = ["Error", "TestFailed", "ResourceDenied", "import_module",
            "verbose", "use_resources", "max_memuse", "record_original_stdout",
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ __all__ = ["Error", "TestFailed", "ResourceDenied", "import_module",
            "TransientResource", "transient_internet", "run_with_locale",
            "set_memlimit", "bigmemtest", "bigaddrspacetest", "BasicTestRunner",
            "run_unittest", "run_doctest", "threading_setup", "threading_cleanup",
-           "reap_children", "cpython_only", "check_impl_detail"]
+           "reap_children", "cpython_only", "check_impl_detail", "get_attribute"]
 
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base class for regression test exceptions."""
@@ -41,19 +42,32 @@ class ResourceDenied(unittest.SkipTest):
     """
 
 def import_module(name, deprecated=False):
-    """Import the module to be tested, raising SkipTest if it is not
-    available."""
+    """Import and return the module to be tested, raising SkipTest if
+    it is not available.
+
+    If deprecated is True, any module or package deprecation messages
+    will be suppressed."""
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
         if deprecated:
             warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", ".+ (module|package)",
                                     DeprecationWarning)
         try:
-            module = __import__(name, level=0)
-        except ImportError:
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("No module named " + name)
+            module = importlib.import_module(name)
+        except ImportError as msg:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest(str(msg))
         else:
             return module
 
+def get_attribute(obj, name):
+    """Get an attribute, raising SkipTest if AttributeError is raised."""
+    try:
+        attribute = getattr(obj, name)
+    except AttributeError:
+        raise unittest.SkipTest("module %s has no attribute %s" % (
+            obj.__name__, name))
+    else:
+        return attribute
+
 verbose = 1              # Flag set to 0 by regrtest.py
 use_resources = None     # Flag set to [] by regrtest.py
 max_memuse = 0           # Disable bigmem tests (they will still be run with
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py b/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py
index db0b194a9a..3da5878f47 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asynchat.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-# test asynchat -- requires threading
+# test asynchat
+
+from test import support
+
+# If this fails, the test will be skipped.
+thread = support.import_module('_thread')
 
-import _thread as thread # If this fails, we can't test this module
 import asyncore, asynchat, socket, threading, time
 import unittest
 import sys
-from test import support
 
 HOST = support.HOST
 SERVER_QUIT = b'QUIT\n'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
index 18d84bb60e..6715a023a8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-import bz2
+# Skip tests if the bz2 module doesn't exist.
+bz2 = support.import_module('bz2')
+
 from bz2 import BZ2File, BZ2Compressor, BZ2Decompressor
 
 has_cmdline_bunzip2 = sys.platform not in ("win32", "os2emx")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_crypt.py b/Lib/test/test_crypt.py
index b4d0ac97c6..2adb28d7ce 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_crypt.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_crypt.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from test import support
 import unittest
-import crypt
+
+crypt = support.import_module('crypt')
 
 class CryptTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py b/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py
index 92c98ada28..7d9abdcba7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ctypes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import unittest
 
-from test.support import run_unittest
+from test.support import run_unittest, import_module
+
+# Skip tests if _ctypes module was not built.
+import_module('_ctypes')
+
 import ctypes.test
 
 def test_main():
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_curses.py b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
index ed93946229..3f43c11edd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_curses.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
@@ -9,16 +9,19 @@
 # Only called, not tested: getmouse(), ungetmouse()
 #
 
-import curses, sys, tempfile, os
-import curses.panel
+import sys, tempfile, os
 
 # Optionally test curses module.  This currently requires that the
 # 'curses' resource be given on the regrtest command line using the -u
 # option.  If not available, nothing after this line will be executed.
 
-from test.support import requires
+from test.support import requires, import_module
 requires('curses')
 
+# If either of these don't exist, skip the tests.
+curses = import_module('curses')
+curses.panel = import_module('curses.panel')
+
 # XXX: if newterm was supported we could use it instead of initscr and not exit
 term = os.environ.get('TERM')
 if not term or term == 'unknown':
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dbm.py b/Lib/test/test_dbm.py
index cd2ff2705d..35d12e43ba 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_dbm.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_dbm.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 
 import os
 import unittest
-import dbm
 import glob
 import test.support
 
+# Skip tests if dbm module doesn't exist.
+dbm = test.support.import_module('dbm')
+
 _fname = test.support.TESTFN
 
 #
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py b/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
index afb511cd06..72748f9516 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fcntl.py
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 OS/2+EMX doesn't support the file locking operations.
 
 """
-import fcntl
 import os
 import struct
 import sys
 import unittest
-from test.support import verbose, TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest
+from test.support import verbose, TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest, import_module
+
+# Skip test if no fnctl module.
+fcntl = import_module('fcntl')
+
 
 # TODO - Write tests for flock() and lockf().
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_fork1.py b/Lib/test/test_fork1.py
index c9f18d9c08..e0366614e4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_fork1.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_fork1.py
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 
 import os
 import time
-import unittest
 from test.fork_wait import ForkWait
-from test.support import run_unittest, reap_children
+from test.support import run_unittest, reap_children, get_attribute
+
+# Skip test if fork does not exist.
+get_attribute(os, 'fork')
 
-try:
-    os.fork
-except AttributeError:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest("os.fork not defined -- skipping test_fork1")
 
 class ForkTest(ForkWait):
     def wait_impl(self, cpid):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grp.py b/Lib/test/test_grp.py
index 5acda52e9a..1c1f75f776 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_grp.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grp.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Test script for the grp module."""
 
-import grp
 import unittest
 from test import support
 
+grp = support.import_module('grp')
+
 class GroupDatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def check_value(self, value):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ioctl.py b/Lib/test/test_ioctl.py
index f6508c25d2..dcb6695458 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ioctl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ioctl.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import unittest
-from test.support import run_unittest
+from test.support import run_unittest, import_module, get_attribute
 import os, struct
-try:
-    import fcntl, termios
-except ImportError:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest("No fcntl or termios module")
-if not hasattr(termios,'TIOCGPGRP'):
-    raise unittest.SkipTest("termios module doesn't have TIOCGPGRP")
+fcntl = import_module('fcntl')
+termios = import_module('termios')
+get_attribute(termios, 'TIOCGPGRP') #Can't run tests without this feature
 
 try:
     tty = open("/dev/tty", "r")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_mmap.py b/Lib/test/test_mmap.py
index a2e9f7242a..99cc63f077 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_mmap.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_mmap.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-from test.support import TESTFN, run_unittest
-import mmap
+from test.support import TESTFN, run_unittest, import_module
 import unittest
 import os, re, itertools
 
+# Skip test if we can't import mmap.
+mmap = import_module('mmap')
+
 PAGESIZE = mmap.PAGESIZE
 
 class MmapTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
index 29f823de08..be108b1d30 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -17,20 +17,19 @@ import copy
 import socket
 import random
 import logging
+import test.support
 
 
-# Work around broken sem_open implementations
-try:
-    import multiprocessing.synchronize
-except ImportError as e:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest(e)
+# Skip tests if _multiprocessing wasn't built.
+_multiprocessing = test.support.import_module('_multiprocessing')
+# Skip tests if sem_open implementation is broken.
+test.support.import_module('multiprocessing.synchronize')
 
 import multiprocessing.dummy
 import multiprocessing.connection
 import multiprocessing.managers
 import multiprocessing.heap
 import multiprocessing.pool
-import _multiprocessing
 
 from multiprocessing import util
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_nis.py b/Lib/test/test_nis.py
index b4af95e3d8..7aad33d55d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_nis.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_nis.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from test import support
 import unittest
-import nis
+
+# Skip test if nis module does not exist.
+nis = support.import_module('nis')
 
 raise unittest.SkipTest("test_nis hangs on Solaris")
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py b/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py
index e49cf2acb9..603aea3f25 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ossaudiodev.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ support.requires('audio')
 
 from test.support import findfile
 
+ossaudiodev = support.import_module('ossaudiodev')
+
 import errno
-import ossaudiodev
 import sys
 import sunau
 import time
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posix.py b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
index 2a0a876846..b1a9caf9ac 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posix.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 from test import support
 
-try:
-    import posix
-except ImportError:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest("posix is not available")
-
 import time
 import os
 import pwd
 import shutil
 import unittest
 import warnings
+
+posix = support.import_module('posix')
+
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', '.* potential security risk .*',
                         RuntimeWarning)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pwd.py b/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
index b5a5de79d7..450306c45a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 from test import support
 
-import pwd
+pwd = support.import_module('pwd')
 
 class PwdTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_resource.py b/Lib/test/test_resource.py
index 7063ff9c2a..454634922b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_resource.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_resource.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import unittest
 from test import support
-
-import resource
 import time
 
+resource = support.import_module('resource')
+
 # This test is checking a few specific problem spots with the resource module.
 
 class ResourceTest(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py b/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py
index 611b30a99a..ec6f634592 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import unittest
-from test.support import run_unittest
+from test.support import run_unittest, import_module
+
+# Skip test if _sqlite3 module not installed
+import_module('_sqlite3')
 
-try:
-    import _sqlite3
-except ImportError:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest('no sqlite available')
 from sqlite3.test import (dbapi, types, userfunctions,
                                 factory, transactions, hooks, regression,
                                 dump)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_startfile.py b/Lib/test/test_startfile.py
index 8d23dbb71e..7a003eb54b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_startfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_startfile.py
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
 
 import unittest
 from test import support
+import os
+from os import path
+
+startfile = support.get_attribute(os, 'startfile')
 
-# use this form so that the test is skipped when startfile is not available:
-from os import startfile, path
 
 class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_nonexisting(self):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tcl.py b/Lib/test/test_tcl.py
index fa1727c81f..f0eb863594 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tcl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tcl.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 import unittest
 import os
-import _tkinter
 from test import support
+
+# Skip this test if the _tkinter module wasn't built.
+_tkinter = support.import_module('_tkinter')
+
 from tkinter import Tcl
 from _tkinter import TclError
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tk.py b/Lib/test/test_tk.py
index 20b3fb59e3..2eca27b2b0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tk.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tk.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ from tkinter.test import runtktests
 from test import support
 import unittest
 
+# Skip test if _tkinter wasn't built.
+support.import_module('_tkinter')
+
+import tkinter
+
 try:
     tkinter.Button()
 except tkinter.TclError as msg:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ttk_guionly.py b/Lib/test/test_ttk_guionly.py
index 4a9a30ceca..4e43a1873f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ttk_guionly.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ttk_guionly.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import os
 import sys
-from tkinter import ttk
-from tkinter.test import runtktests
 import unittest
-from _tkinter import TclError
 from test import support
 
+# Skip this test if _tkinter wasn't built.
+support.import_module('_tkinter')
+
+from _tkinter import TclError
+from tkinter import ttk
+from tkinter.test import runtktests
+
 try:
     ttk.Button()
 except TclError as msg:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ttk_textonly.py b/Lib/test/test_ttk_textonly.py
index 131e420013..b99625a189 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ttk_textonly.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ttk_textonly.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from test import support
+
+# Skip this test if _tkinter does not exist.
+support.import_module('_tkinter')
+
 from tkinter.test import runtktests
 
 def test_main():
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
index b4ca5827c2..0b778b2056 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 # Test the windows specific win32reg module.
 # Only win32reg functions not hit here: FlushKey, LoadKey and SaveKey
 
-from winreg import *
 import os, sys
 import unittest
-
 from test import support
 
+# Do this first so test will be skipped if module doesn't exist
+support.import_module('winreg')
+# Now import everything
+from winreg import *
+
 test_key_name = "SOFTWARE\\Python Registry Test Key - Delete Me"
 
 test_data = [
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winsound.py b/Lib/test/test_winsound.py
index c39a233ca8..2950bb7d88 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winsound.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winsound.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 import unittest
 from test import support
 support.requires('audio')
-import winsound, time
+import time
 import os
 import subprocess
 
+winsound = support.import_module('winsound')
+
 
 class BeepTest(unittest.TestCase):
     # As with PlaySoundTest, incorporate the _have_soundcard() check
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xml_etree_c.py b/Lib/test/test_xml_etree_c.py
index 4d28d01222..71973ed234 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_xml_etree_c.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_xml_etree_c.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys
 
 from test import support
 
-from xml.etree import cElementTree as ET
+ET = support.import_module('xml.etree.cElementTree')
 
 SAMPLE_XML = """
 <body>
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zlib.py b/Lib/test/test_zlib.py
index 99c8ddac71..71f5ecfbb0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zlib.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import unittest
 from test import support
-import zlib
 import binascii
 import random
 
+zlib = support.import_module('zlib')
+
 
 class ChecksumTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     # checksum test cases