[issue17877] Skip test_variable_tzname when the zoneinfo database is missing

Changes by Ezio Melotti : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: commit review -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue17877] Skip test_variable_tzname when the zoneinfo database is missing

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset f7b552020d44 by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.3': #17877: skip test if the Olson's TZ database is missing. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/f7b552020d44 New changeset 492eba054e59 by Ezio Melotti in branch 'default': #17877: merge with 3.3. http://hg.py

[issue17877] Skip test_variable_tzname when the zoneinfo database is missing

Ezio Melotti added the comment: > The attached patch checks if /usr/share/zoneinfo or /usr/lib/zoneinfo exist FTR these two locations are described by `man tzfile`: """ This page describes the structure of the timezone files used by tzset(3). These files are typically found under one of the di

[issue17877] Skip test_variable_tzname when the zoneinfo database is missing

Changes by Ezio Melotti : -- assignee: -> ezio.melotti stage: patch review -> commit review ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-li

[issue17877] Skip test_variable_tzname when the zoneinfo database is missing

New submission from Ezio Melotti: If the Olson/zoneinfo/tz database is missing, test_variable_tzname fails: [1/1] test_email Warning -- sys.path was modified by test_email test test_email failed -- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.3/test/support.py", line 1311, i