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authorMichael Dunn <mike@eikonomega.com>2014-01-15 10:14:35 -0500
committerJohn Szakmeister <john@szakmeister.net>2014-01-31 04:58:03 -0500
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Add note about tests being ignored from +x files.
I've had this problem numerous times and I know others have too. While the documentation does mention this under the --exe flag, it makes sense to put it here since this is where people are going to look first when they run into issues.
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@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ may use the assert keyword or raise AssertionErrors to indicate test
failure. TestCase subclasses may do the same or use the various
TestCase methods available.
+**It is important to note that the default behavior of nose is to
+not include tests from files which are executable.** To include
+tests from such files, remove their executable bit or use
+the --exe flag (see 'Options' section below).
+
Selecting Tests
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