Re: [Python-Dev] fcmp() in test.support

2011-01-29 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 5:34 AM, Michael Foord wrote: > This module shouldn't really be documented at all. It exists to support the > Python test framework and we don't want to have to support users or make API > stability guarantees. Plus most of it is rather old. Please don't document > more stu

Re: [Python-Dev] fcmp() in test.support

2011-01-28 Thread Eli Bendersky
>> I'm working on improving the .rst documentation of test.support (Issue >> 11015), and came upon the undocumented "fcmp" function that's being >> exported from test.support, along with a "FUZZ"constant. >> The documentation of the test module clearly states right at the top: "" Note The test p

Re: [Python-Dev] fcmp() in test.support

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Foord
On 28/01/2011 04:55, Eli Bendersky wrote: I'm working on improving the .rst documentation of test.support (Issue 11015), and came upon the undocumented "fcmp" function that's being exported from test.support, along with a "FUZZ"constant. This module shouldn't really be documented at all. It ex

Re: [Python-Dev] fcmp() in test.support

2011-01-28 Thread Raymond Hettinger
On Jan 28, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Brett Cannon wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 20:55, Eli Bendersky wrote: >> I'm working on improving the .rst documentation of test.support (Issue >> 11015), and came upon the undocumented "fcmp" function that's being >> exported from test.support, along with a "FU

Re: [Python-Dev] fcmp() in test.support

2011-01-28 Thread Brett Cannon
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 20:55, Eli Bendersky wrote: > I'm working on improving the .rst documentation of test.support (Issue > 11015), and came upon the undocumented "fcmp" function that's being > exported from test.support, along with a "FUZZ"constant. > > As I search through the tests (py3k trun

[Python-Dev] fcmp() in test.support

2011-01-27 Thread Eli Bendersky
I'm working on improving the .rst documentation of test.support (Issue 11015), and came upon the undocumented "fcmp" function that's being exported from test.support, along with a "FUZZ"constant. As I search through the tests (py3k trunk), I see fcmp() is being used only in two places in a fairly