1 files changed, 33 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/tests/run/special_methods_T561.pyx b/tests/run/special_methods_T561.pyx
index d585f35d0..5995c3fdd 100644
--- a/tests/run/special_methods_T561.pyx
+++ b/tests/run/special_methods_T561.pyx
@@ -55,30 +55,6 @@ __doc__ = u"""
     AttributeError: 'special_methods_T561.GetAttribute' object has no attribute '__getattr__'
     >>> g11 = object.__getattribute__(GetAttribute(), '__getattribute__')
     >>> g11('attr')
-    GetAttribute getattribute 'attr'
-    >>> # If you define either setattr or delattr, you get wrapper objects
-    >>> # for both methods.  (This behavior is unchanged by #561.)
-    >>> sa_setattr = SetAttr().__setattr__
-    >>> sa_setattr('foo', 'bar')
-    SetAttr setattr 'foo' 'bar'
-    >>> sa_delattr = SetAttr().__delattr__
-    >>> sa_delattr('foo')
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-    AttributeError: 'special_methods_T561.SetAttr' object has no attribute 'foo'
-    >>> da_setattr = DelAttr().__setattr__
-    >>> da_setattr('foo', 'bar')
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-    AttributeError: 'special_methods_T561.DelAttr' object has no attribute 'foo'
-    >>> da_delattr = DelAttr().__delattr__
-    >>> da_delattr('foo')
-    DelAttr delattr 'foo'
-    >>> sda_setattr = SetDelAttr().__setattr__
-    >>> sda_setattr('foo', 'bar')
-    SetDelAttr setattr 'foo' 'bar'
-    >>> sda_delattr = SetDelAttr().__delattr__
-    >>> sda_delattr('foo')
     SetDelAttr delattr 'foo'
     >>> # If you define either set or delete, you get wrapper objects
     >>> # for both methods.  (This behavior is unchanged by #561.)
@@ -119,6 +95,39 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2,5):
     VS __index__ 0
 """
 
+cdef extern from *:
+    # type specs require a bug fix in Py3.8+ for some of these tests.
+    const int CYTHON_USE_TYPE_SPECS
+
+if not CYTHON_USE_TYPE_SPECS or sys.version_info >= (3,8):
+    __doc__ += u"""
+    GetAttribute getattribute 'attr'
+    >>> # If you define either setattr or delattr, you get wrapper objects
+    >>> # for both methods.  (This behavior is unchanged by #561.)
+    >>> sa_setattr = SetAttr().__setattr__
+    >>> sa_setattr('foo', 'bar')
+    SetAttr setattr 'foo' 'bar'
+    >>> sa_delattr = SetAttr().__delattr__
+    >>> sa_delattr('foo')
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    AttributeError: 'special_methods_T561.SetAttr' object has no attribute 'foo'
+    >>> da_setattr = DelAttr().__setattr__
+    >>> da_setattr('foo', 'bar')
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    AttributeError: 'special_methods_T561.DelAttr' object has no attribute 'foo'
+    >>> da_delattr = DelAttr().__delattr__
+    >>> da_delattr('foo')
+    DelAttr delattr 'foo'
+    >>> sda_setattr = SetDelAttr().__setattr__
+    >>> sda_setattr('foo', 'bar')
+    SetDelAttr setattr 'foo' 'bar'
+    >>> sda_delattr = SetDelAttr().__delattr__
+    >>> sda_delattr('foo')
+"""
+
+
 cdef class VerySpecial:
     """
     >>> vs0 = VerySpecial(0)