Get the test to pass again by backporting Guido's checkin 1.173:

Disable the rexec test now that rexec is out of grace.

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index cf5b5e1fec8cdd9301a7f35a192c9db1166bcf53..565d6d9dbac249cfc724ad64bf0ee20dcc3e3bd9 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -2158,6 +2158,8 @@ def keywords():
                              "argument to %r" % constructor)
 
 def restricted():
+    # XXX This test is disabled because rexec is not deemed safe
+    return
     import rexec
     if verbose:
         print "Testing interaction with restricted execution ..."