def _find_lineno(self, obj, source_lines):
"""
- Return a line number of the given object's docstring. Note:
- this method assumes that the object has a docstring.
+ Return a line number of the given object's docstring.
+
+ Returns `None` if the given object does not have a docstring.
"""
lineno = None
+ docstring = getattr(obj, '__doc__', None)
# Find the line number for modules.
- if inspect.ismodule(obj):
+ if inspect.ismodule(obj) and docstring is not None:
lineno = 0
# Find the line number for classes.
# Note: this could be fooled if a class is defined multiple
# times in a single file.
- if inspect.isclass(obj):
+ if inspect.isclass(obj) and docstring is not None:
if source_lines is None:
return None
pat = re.compile(r'^\s*class\s*%s\b' %
# Find the line number for functions & methods.
if inspect.ismethod(obj): obj = obj.__func__
- if inspect.isfunction(obj): obj = obj.__code__
+ if inspect.isfunction(obj) and getattr(obj, '__doc__', None):
+ # We don't use `docstring` var here, because `obj` can be changed.
+ obj = obj.__code__
if inspect.istraceback(obj): obj = obj.tb_frame
if inspect.isframe(obj): obj = obj.f_code
if inspect.iscode(obj):
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+# This module is used in `test_doctest`.
+# It must not have a docstring.
+
+def func_with_docstring():
+ """Some unrelated info."""
+
+
+def func_without_docstring():
+ pass
+
+
+def func_with_doctest():
+ """
+ This function really contains a test case.
+
+ >>> func_with_doctest.__name__
+ 'func_with_doctest'
+ """
+ return 3
+
+
+class ClassWithDocstring:
+ """Some unrelated class information."""
+
+
+class ClassWithoutDocstring:
+ pass
+
+
+class ClassWithDoctest:
+ """This class really has a test case in it.
+
+ >>> ClassWithDoctest.__name__
+ 'ClassWithDoctest'
+ """
+
+
+class MethodWrapper:
+ def method_with_docstring(self):
+ """Method with a docstring."""
+
+ def method_without_docstring(self):
+ pass
+
+ def method_with_doctest(self):
+ """
+ This has a doctest!
+ >>> MethodWrapper.method_with_doctest.__name__
+ 'method_with_doctest'
+ """
# NOTE: There are some additional tests relating to interaction with
# zipimport in the test_zipimport_support test module.
+# There are also related tests in `test_doctest2` module.
######################################################################
## Sample Objects (used by test cases)
>>> tests = finder.find(sample_func)
>>> print(tests) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
- [<DocTest sample_func from test_doctest.py:33 (1 example)>]
+ [<DocTest sample_func from test_doctest.py:34 (1 example)>]
The exact name depends on how test_doctest was invoked, so allow for
leading path components.
1 SampleClass.double
1 SampleClass.get
+When used with `exclude_empty=False` we are also interested in line numbers
+of doctests that are empty.
+It used to be broken for quite some time until `bpo-28249`.
+
+ >>> from test import doctest_lineno
+ >>> tests = doctest.DocTestFinder(exclude_empty=False).find(doctest_lineno)
+ >>> for t in tests:
+ ... print('%5s %s' % (t.lineno, t.name))
+ None test.doctest_lineno
+ 22 test.doctest_lineno.ClassWithDocstring
+ 30 test.doctest_lineno.ClassWithDoctest
+ None test.doctest_lineno.ClassWithoutDocstring
+ None test.doctest_lineno.MethodWrapper
+ 39 test.doctest_lineno.MethodWrapper.method_with_docstring
+ 45 test.doctest_lineno.MethodWrapper.method_with_doctest
+ None test.doctest_lineno.MethodWrapper.method_without_docstring
+ 4 test.doctest_lineno.func_with_docstring
+ 12 test.doctest_lineno.func_with_doctest
+ None test.doctest_lineno.func_without_docstring
+
Turning off Recursion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DocTestFinder can be told not to look for tests in contained objects
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+Set :attr:`doctest.DocTest.lineno` to ``None`` when object does not have
+:attr:`__doc__`.