[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #14769: test_capi now has SkipitemTest, which cleverly checks (original) (raw)

Larry Hastings larry at hastings.org
Fri Jun 22 21:36:39 CEST 2012

On 06/22/2012 11:21 AM, MRAB wrote:

On 22/06/2012 17:39, Terry Reedy wrote:

You sensibly only test printable ascii chars, which are in the contiguous range 32 to 127 inclusive. So it makes no sense to claim otherwise and then deny the wrong claim, or to enlarge the range and then shrink it again. ASCII character 127 is a control character, not a printable character.

+ This function brute-force tests all** ASCII characters (1 to 127 + inclusive) as format units, checking to see that There are 128 ASCII characters (0 to 127 inclusive).

Okay, message received. I'll test from 32 to 126 inclusive. I'm going to be obnoxious and code those values straight in--which I concede will be a maintenance nightmare should the ASCII standard change.

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