test.test_zoneinfo.test_zoneinfo.ExtensionBuiltTest.test_cache_location fails if `_zoneinfo` Cextension isn't built
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Description
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Bug description:
I was doing some testing to check that Python without optional C extensions remains functional, and I've noticed that the following test fails if _zoneinfo is not built:
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FAIL: test_cache_location (test.test_zoneinfo.test_zoneinfo.ExtensionBuiltTest.test_cache_location)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mgorny/git/cpython/Lib/test/test_zoneinfo/test_zoneinfo.py", line 1931, in test_cache_location
self.assertFalse(hasattr(c_zoneinfo.ZoneInfo, "_weak_cache"))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AssertionError: True is not false
FWICS the zoneinfo module tests unconditionally assume that zoneinfoimported with no "blocked" modules. While most of the time, this shouldn't matter, I suppose it would be cleaner to haveget_modules()returnNoneasc_moduleif_zoneinfo` is not importable.
I can try making a PR for this if you agree with this approach (and skipping the duplicate-then C extension tests).
CC @pganssle
CPython versions tested on:
3.13, CPython main branch
Operating systems tested on:
Linux
Linked PRs
- gh-131104
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Start in Lib/test/test_zoneinfo/test_zoneinfo.py at ExtensionBuiltTest.test_cache_location and inspect get_modules(), especially how it handles an unavailable _zoneinfo module. Verify the zoneinfo tests when the optional C extension is not built, including whether duplicate C-extension tests are skipped. Done means the test suite no longer assumes _zoneinfo is importable and the reported failure is resolved.
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