reintroduce tests.py for running tests on subselections

HolgerPeters · HolgerPeters · commit 2f03cdb945c0 · 2015-03-11T11:38:50.000+01:00
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# This allows running the matplotlib tests from the command line: e.g.
+#
+#   $ python tests.py -v -d
+#
+# The arguments are identical to the arguments accepted by nosetests.
+#
+# See https://nose.readthedocs.org/ for a detailed description of
+# these options.
+
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+import matplotlib
+matplotlib.use('agg')
+
+import nose
+from matplotlib.testing.noseclasses import KnownFailure
+from matplotlib import default_test_modules
+
+from matplotlib import font_manager
+# Make sure the font caches are created before starting any possibly
+# parallel tests
+if font_manager._fmcache is not None:
+    while not os.path.exists(font_manager._fmcache):
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+plugins = [KnownFailure]
+
+# Nose doesn't automatically instantiate all of the plugins in the
+# child processes, so we have to provide the multiprocess plugin with
+# a list.
+from nose.plugins import multiprocess
+multiprocess._instantiate_plugins = plugins
+
+
+def run():
+    try:
+        import faulthandler
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        faulthandler.enable()
+
+    nose.main(addplugins=[x() for x in plugins],
+              defaultTest=default_test_modules)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if '--no-pep8' in sys.argv:
+        default_test_modules.remove('matplotlib.tests.test_coding_standards')
+        sys.argv.remove('--no-pep8')
+    elif '--pep8' in sys.argv:
+        default_test_modules = ['matplotlib.tests.test_coding_standards']
+        sys.argv.remove('--pep8')
+
+    run()
