Skip test_site if USER_SITE cannot be created

vstinner · vstinner · commit 21d0e1b5fcc5 · 2016-03-14T17:47:03.000+01:00
Issue #17758: Skip test_site if site.USER_SITE directory doesn't exist and cannot be created.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_site.py b/Lib/test/test_site.py
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@
 
 if site.ENABLE_USER_SITE and not os.path.isdir(site.USER_SITE):
     # need to add user site directory for tests
-    os.makedirs(site.USER_SITE)
-    site.addsitedir(site.USER_SITE)
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(site.USER_SITE)
+        site.addsitedir(site.USER_SITE)
+    except PermissionError as exc:
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('unable to create user site directory (%r): %s'
+                                % (site.USER_SITE, exc))
+
 
 class HelperFunctionsTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for helper functions.
