Make TestCase aware of the command line arguments given to TestProgram

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa

Research direction

Review python/cpython#13151 and the issue's Tests component first, since the payload names no source files or test paths. Done should make TestCase aware of the command-line arguments supplied to TestProgram, with the behavior covered by the relevant tests.

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Description

3.9 (EOL) tests type-feature
BPO 36825
Nosy @terryjreedy, @gpshead, @rbtcollins, @ezio-melotti, @voidspace, @remilapeyre
PRs
  • python/cpython#13151
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2019-05-07.08:35:49.496>
    labels = ['type-feature', 'tests', '3.9']
    title = 'Make TestCase aware of the command line arguments given to TestProgram'
    updated_at = <Date 2020-05-01.18:46:56.553>
    user = 'https://github.com/remilapeyre'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-05-01.18:46:56.553>
    actor = 'terry.reedy'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Tests']
    creation = <Date 2019-05-07.08:35:49.496>
    creator = 'remi.lapeyre'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 36825
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 3.0
    messages = ['341697', '367848', '367874']
    nosy_count = 6.0
    nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'gregory.p.smith', 'rbcollins', 'ezio.melotti', 'michael.foord', 'remi.lapeyre']
    pr_nums = ['13151']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36825'
    versions = ['Python 3.9']
    

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