From: Thomas Heller <theller@ctypes.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:01:44 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add a comment to explain why we have to restore the original value.
X-Git-Tag: v3.0a3~301
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b8189f3b5a2f7e14218934daf909e1ffd8800a0b;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Add a comment to explain why we have to restore the original value.
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diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/test/test_values.py b/Lib/ctypes/test/test_values.py
index a39674f3875b..476b7b796f35 100644
--- a/Lib/ctypes/test/test_values.py
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/test/test_values.py
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ import _ctypes_test
 class ValuesTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_an_integer(self):
+        # This test checks and changes an integer stored inside the
+        # _ctypes_test dll/shared lib.
         ctdll = CDLL(_ctypes_test.__file__)
         an_integer = c_int.in_dll(ctdll, "an_integer")
         x = an_integer.value
         self.failUnlessEqual(x, ctdll.get_an_integer())
         an_integer.value *= 2
         self.failUnlessEqual(x*2, ctdll.get_an_integer())
+        # To avoid test failures when this test is repeated several
+        # times the original value must be restored
         an_integer.value = x
         self.failUnlessEqual(x, ctdll.get_an_integer())