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60 | <td><nobr><b><span class="typelabel">class</span> <tt id='l2h-1087' xml:id='l2h-1087' class="class">Example</tt></b>(</nobr></td> | |
61 | <td><var>source, want</var><big>[</big><var>, | |
62 | exc_msg</var><big>]</big><var></var><big>[</big><var>, lineno</var><big>]</big><var></var><big>[</big><var>, | |
63 | indent</var><big>]</big><var></var><big>[</big><var>, options</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt> | |
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65 | A single interactive example, consisting of a Python statement and | |
66 | its expected output. The constructor arguments are used to | |
67 | initialize the member variables of the same names. | |
68 | ||
69 | <span class="versionnote">New in version 2.4.</span> | |
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71 | </dl> | |
72 | ||
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74 | <tt class="class">Example</tt> defines the following member variables. They are | |
75 | initialized by the constructor, and should not be modified directly. | |
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78 | <dl><dt><b><tt id='l2h-1088' xml:id='l2h-1088' class="member">source</tt></b></dt> | |
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80 | A string containing the example's source code. This source code | |
81 | consists of a single Python statement, and always ends with a | |
82 | newline; the constructor adds a newline when necessary. | |
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86 | <dl><dt><b><tt id='l2h-1089' xml:id='l2h-1089' class="member">want</tt></b></dt> | |
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88 | The expected output from running the example's source code (either | |
89 | from stdout, or a traceback in case of exception). <tt class="member">want</tt> | |
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96 | <dl><dt><b><tt id='l2h-1090' xml:id='l2h-1090' class="member">exc_msg</tt></b></dt> | |
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98 | The exception message generated by the example, if the example is | |
99 | expected to generate an exception; or <code>None</code> if it is not | |
100 | expected to generate an exception. This exception message is | |
101 | compared against the return value of | |
102 | <tt class="function">traceback.format_exception_only()</tt>. <tt class="member">exc_msg</tt> | |
103 | ends with a newline unless it's <code>None</code>. The constructor adds | |
104 | a newline if needed. | |
105 | </dl> | |
106 | ||
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108 | <dl><dt><b><tt id='l2h-1091' xml:id='l2h-1091' class="member">lineno</tt></b></dt> | |
109 | <dd> | |
110 | The line number within the string containing this example where | |
111 | the example begins. This line number is zero-based with respect | |
112 | to the beginning of the containing string. | |
113 | </dl> | |
114 | ||
115 | <P> | |
116 | <dl><dt><b><tt id='l2h-1092' xml:id='l2h-1092' class="member">indent</tt></b></dt> | |
117 | <dd> | |
118 | The example's indentation in the containing string, i.e., the | |
119 | number of space characters that precede the example's first | |
120 | prompt. | |
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124 | <dl><dt><b><tt id='l2h-1093' xml:id='l2h-1093' class="member">options</tt></b></dt> | |
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126 | A dictionary mapping from option flags to <code>True</code> or | |
127 | <code>False</code>, which is used to override default options for this | |
128 | example. Any option flags not contained in this dictionary are | |
129 | left at their default value (as specified by the | |
130 | <tt class="class">DocTestRunner</tt>'s <tt class="member">optionflags</tt>). | |
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