From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 02:59:32 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: run_unittest() to support TestCase instances as well as classes.  Helps with doctests.
X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~63
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=21d9987cb5bf49c80aee083b3d6b9e9811ca180c;p=python

run_unittest() to support TestCase instances as well as classes.  Helps with doctests.
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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_support.py b/Lib/test/test_support.py
index 005e847eb7..0eb74c2293 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_support.py
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ def run_unittest(*classes):
     """Run tests from unittest.TestCase-derived classes."""
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()
     for cls in classes:
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(cls))
+        if isinstance(cls, unittest.TestCase):
+            suite.addTest(cls)
+        else:
+            suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(cls))
     if len(classes)==1:
         testclass = classes[0]
     else: