Fix issue # 15033 - Return the proper exitcode for failure when modules are invoked using -m switch. Patch contributed by Jeff Knupp

orsenthil · orsenthil · commit f01a337950bd · 2012-07-04T19:28:16.000-07:00
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py b/Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py
@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ def test_issue8202_dash_m_file_ignored(self):
                     self._check_output(script_name, rc, out,
                                       script_name, script_name, '', '')
 
+    def test_dash_m_error_code_is_one(self):
+        # If a module is invoked with the -m command line flag
+        # and results in an error that the return code to the
+        # shell is '1'
+        with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+            with support.temp_cwd(path=script_dir):
+                pkg_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'test_pkg')
+                make_pkg(pkg_dir)
+                script_name = _make_test_script(pkg_dir, 'other',
+                                                "if __name__ == '__main__': raise ValueError")
+                rc, out, err = assert_python_failure('-m', 'test_pkg.other', *example_args)
+                if verbose > 1:
+                    print(out)
+                self.assertEqual(rc, 1)
+
 def test_main():
     support.run_unittest(CmdLineTest)
     support.reap_children()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.2.4
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #15033: Fix the exit status bug when modules invoked using -m swith,
+  return the proper failure return value (1). Patch contributed by Jeff Knupp.
+
 - Issue #12268: File readline, readlines and read() or readall() methods
   no longer lose data when an underlying read system call is interrupted.
   IOError is no longer raised due to a read system call returning EINTR
diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ Py_Main(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
         sts = run_command(command, &cf);
         free(command);
     } else if (module) {
-        sts = RunModule(module, 1);
+        sts = (RunModule(module, 1) != 0);
     }
     else {
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ Py_Main(int argc, wchar_t **argv)`
`673`	`673`	`sts = run_command(command, &cf);`
`674`	`674`	`free(command);`
`675`	`675`	`} else if (module) {`
`676`		`- sts = RunModule(module, 1);`
	`676`	`+ sts = (RunModule(module, 1) != 0);`
`677`	`677`	`}`
`678`	`678`	`else {`
`679`	`679`