[Python-Dev] DeprecationWarnings in the regression tests (original) (raw)

Tim Peters tim.one@comcast.net
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:26:36 -0400

[Guido]

If you do that, side effects from processoptions(), like warnings about incomprehensible -W options, are issued each time.

I'd prefer it if you didn't try to call resetwarnings() at all. That's for the main() app only.

OK, but the base question still stands: the resetwarnings docstring doesn't match what the code does: is it intended to clear all warning filters (that's what it actually does), or return them to the default state (which is what it says it does, and the state that's there when the module is first imported is about the only way I can read "default").