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bpo-30028: make test.support.temp_cwd() fork-safe #1066

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bpo-30028: make test.support.temp_cwd() fork-safe
Apr 9, 2017
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Update test_regrtest.py
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bpo-30028: Add comments, move the test to test_support.py
Apr 10, 2017
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bpo-30028: Run the fork test as an external script.
Apr 10, 2017
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bpo-30028: replace assert by if ...: raise AssertionError
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bpo-30028: improve the test case
Apr 22, 2017
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Merge branch 'master' into tempcwd_fork_fix
serhiy-storchaka Feb 21, 2018
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bpo-30028: Add name to Misc/ACKS
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion Lib/test/support/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -960,10 +960,12 @@ def temp_dir(path=None, quiet=False):
warnings.warn(f'tests may fail, unable to create '
f'temporary directory {path!r}: {exc}',
RuntimeWarning, stacklevel=3)
if dir_created:
pid = os.getpid()
try:
yield path
finally:
if dir_created:
if dir_created and pid == os.getpid():
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The test is non obvious, can you please add a short comment explaining why you test the pid?

I guess that it's test to avoid that two processes try to remove the directory if the parent uses fork()?

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rmtree(path)

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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
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Expand Up @@ -821,5 +821,19 @@ def test_crashed(self):
randomize=True)


class TempCwdTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
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Please move this test to test_support.py which tests test.support.

test_regrtest tests Lib/test/libregrtest/.

@unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, "fork"), "test requires os.fork")
def test_forked_child(self):
with support.temp_cwd() as cwd:
pid = os.fork()
if pid != 0:
# parent
os.waitpid(pid, 0)
self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(cwd), "directory was removed "+cwd)
if pid == 0:
# terminate the child in order to not confuse the test runner
os._exit(0)


if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()