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1import unittest
2import builtins
3import os
4from platform import system as platform_system
5
6
7class ExceptionClassTests(unittest.TestCase):
8
9    """Tests for anything relating to exception objects themselves (e.g.,
10    inheritance hierarchy)"""
11
12    def test_builtins_new_style(self):
13        self.assertTrue(issubclass(Exception, object))
14
15    def verify_instance_interface(self, ins):
16        for attr in ("args", "__str__", "__repr__"):
17            self.assertTrue(hasattr(ins, attr),
18                    "%s missing %s attribute" %
19                        (ins.__class__.__name__, attr))
20
21    def test_inheritance(self):
22        # Make sure the inheritance hierarchy matches the documentation
23        exc_set = set()
24        for object_ in builtins.__dict__.values():
25            try:
26                if issubclass(object_, BaseException):
27                    exc_set.add(object_.__name__)
28            except TypeError:
29                pass
30
31        inheritance_tree = open(
32                os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], 'exception_hierarchy.txt'),
33                encoding="utf-8")
34        try:
35            superclass_name = inheritance_tree.readline().rstrip()
36            try:
37                last_exc = getattr(builtins, superclass_name)
38            except AttributeError:
39                self.fail("base class %s not a built-in" % superclass_name)
40            self.assertIn(superclass_name, exc_set,
41                          '%s not found' % superclass_name)
42            exc_set.discard(superclass_name)
43            superclasses = []  # Loop will insert base exception
44            last_depth = 0
45            for exc_line in inheritance_tree:
46                exc_line = exc_line.rstrip()
47                depth = exc_line.rindex('-')
48                exc_name = exc_line[depth+2:]  # Slice past space
49                if '(' in exc_name:
50                    paren_index = exc_name.index('(')
51                    platform_name = exc_name[paren_index+1:-1]
52                    exc_name = exc_name[:paren_index-1]  # Slice off space
53                    if platform_system() != platform_name:
54                        exc_set.discard(exc_name)
55                        continue
56                if '[' in exc_name:
57                    left_bracket = exc_name.index('[')
58                    exc_name = exc_name[:left_bracket-1]  # cover space
59                try:
60                    exc = getattr(builtins, exc_name)
61                except AttributeError:
62                    self.fail("%s not a built-in exception" % exc_name)
63                if last_depth < depth:
64                    superclasses.append((last_depth, last_exc))
65                elif last_depth > depth:
66                    while superclasses[-1][0] >= depth:
67                        superclasses.pop()
68                self.assertTrue(issubclass(exc, superclasses[-1][1]),
69                "%s is not a subclass of %s" % (exc.__name__,
70                    superclasses[-1][1].__name__))
71                try:  # Some exceptions require arguments; just skip them
72                    self.verify_instance_interface(exc())
73                except TypeError:
74                    pass
75                self.assertIn(exc_name, exc_set)
76                exc_set.discard(exc_name)
77                last_exc = exc
78                last_depth = depth
79        finally:
80            inheritance_tree.close()
81        self.assertEqual(len(exc_set), 0, "%s not accounted for" % exc_set)
82
83    interface_tests = ("length", "args", "str", "repr")
84
85    def interface_test_driver(self, results):
86        for test_name, (given, expected) in zip(self.interface_tests, results):
87            self.assertEqual(given, expected, "%s: %s != %s" % (test_name,
88                given, expected))
89
90    def test_interface_single_arg(self):
91        # Make sure interface works properly when given a single argument
92        arg = "spam"
93        exc = Exception(arg)
94        results = ([len(exc.args), 1], [exc.args[0], arg],
95                   [str(exc), str(arg)],
96            [repr(exc), '%s(%r)' % (exc.__class__.__name__, arg)])
97        self.interface_test_driver(results)
98
99    def test_interface_multi_arg(self):
100        # Make sure interface correct when multiple arguments given
101        arg_count = 3
102        args = tuple(range(arg_count))
103        exc = Exception(*args)
104        results = ([len(exc.args), arg_count], [exc.args, args],
105                [str(exc), str(args)],
106                [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + repr(exc.args)])
107        self.interface_test_driver(results)
108
109    def test_interface_no_arg(self):
110        # Make sure that with no args that interface is correct
111        exc = Exception()
112        results = ([len(exc.args), 0], [exc.args, tuple()],
113                [str(exc), ''],
114                [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + '()'])
115        self.interface_test_driver(results)
116
117class UsageTests(unittest.TestCase):
118
119    """Test usage of exceptions"""
120
121    def raise_fails(self, object_):
122        """Make sure that raising 'object_' triggers a TypeError."""
123        try:
124            raise object_
125        except TypeError:
126            return  # What is expected.
127        self.fail("TypeError expected for raising %s" % type(object_))
128
129    def catch_fails(self, object_):
130        """Catching 'object_' should raise a TypeError."""
131        try:
132            try:
133                raise Exception
134            except object_:
135                pass
136        except TypeError:
137            pass
138        except Exception:
139            self.fail("TypeError expected when catching %s" % type(object_))
140
141        try:
142            try:
143                raise Exception
144            except (object_,):
145                pass
146        except TypeError:
147            return
148        except Exception:
149            self.fail("TypeError expected when catching %s as specified in a "
150                        "tuple" % type(object_))
151
152    def test_raise_new_style_non_exception(self):
153        # You cannot raise a new-style class that does not inherit from
154        # BaseException; the ability was not possible until BaseException's
155        # introduction so no need to support new-style objects that do not
156        # inherit from it.
157        class NewStyleClass(object):
158            pass
159        self.raise_fails(NewStyleClass)
160        self.raise_fails(NewStyleClass())
161
162    def test_raise_string(self):
163        # Raising a string raises TypeError.
164        self.raise_fails("spam")
165
166    def test_catch_non_BaseException(self):
167        # Trying to catch an object that does not inherit from BaseException
168        # is not allowed.
169        class NonBaseException(object):
170            pass
171        self.catch_fails(NonBaseException)
172        self.catch_fails(NonBaseException())
173
174    def test_catch_BaseException_instance(self):
175        # Catching an instance of a BaseException subclass won't work.
176        self.catch_fails(BaseException())
177
178    def test_catch_string(self):
179        # Catching a string is bad.
180        self.catch_fails("spam")
181
182
183if __name__ == '__main__':
184    unittest.main()
185