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diff --git a/doc/howitworks.rst b/doc/howitworks.rst index 74747e80..6253f44a 100644 --- a/doc/howitworks.rst +++ b/doc/howitworks.rst @@ -73,12 +73,9 @@ difference between the executable lines, and the executed lines, are the lines that were not executed. The same principle applies for branch measurement, though the process for -determining possible branches is more involved. Coverage.py reads the bytecode -of the compiled Python file, and decides on a set of possible branches. -Unfortunately, this process is inexact, and there are some `well-known cases`__ -that aren't correct. - -.. __: https://bitbucket.org/ned/coveragepy/issues?status=new&status=open&component=branch +determining possible branches is more involved. Coverage.py uses the abstract +syntax tree of the Python source file to determine the set of possible +branches. Reporting |