Just a few questions/comments about doctests: 1. Should all doctests be written such that you could start Python, do an "import numpy as np", and then type in the examples verbatim? There are a number that currently wouldn't work that way (they depend on the function under test being in the local namespace, for example).
2. In regard to the auto-ignore of "plt.", etc. in commands: using the existing ellipsis feature of doctest should cover a significant portion of the cases that the auto-ignore was suggested to solve, and it's a very minor change to enable it (whereas the auto-ignore is more involved). If nobody objects, I will enable ellipsis for all doctests (which doesn't cause any obvious problems in existing NumPy tests), and use it to clean up existing doctests where appropriate. If the auto-ignore capability is still needed after that, I'll work on it. 3. When the test suite is run with doctests enabled, some unit tests fail that normally wouldn't, and some doctests fail that shouldn't. There's probably some state that needs to be reset (or otherwise managed) between doctest runs; I'll look into that and provide a fix as soon as possible. I just figured I should mention it in case it causes somebody problems before it gets fixed. Thanks, Alan _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
