group ids and user ids can be longs now (#17531)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grp.py b/Lib/test/test_grp.py
index e9e1758..62d2baf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_grp.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grp.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
self.assertEqual(value[1], value.gr_passwd)
self.assertIsInstance(value.gr_passwd, basestring)
self.assertEqual(value[2], value.gr_gid)
- self.assertIsInstance(value.gr_gid, int)
+ self.assertIsInstance(value.gr_gid, (long, int))
self.assertEqual(value[3], value.gr_mem)
self.assertIsInstance(value.gr_mem, list)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pwd.py b/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
index ce8b8b3..696161a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
self.assertEqual(e[1], e.pw_passwd)
self.assertIsInstance(e.pw_passwd, basestring)
self.assertEqual(e[2], e.pw_uid)
- self.assertIsInstance(e.pw_uid, int)
+ self.assertIsInstance(e.pw_uid, (int, long))
self.assertEqual(e[3], e.pw_gid)
- self.assertIsInstance(e.pw_gid, int)
+ self.assertIsInstance(e.pw_gid, (int, long))
self.assertEqual(e[4], e.pw_gecos)
self.assertIsInstance(e.pw_gecos, basestring)
self.assertEqual(e[5], e.pw_dir)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index cfa3f64..d9e023f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
Library
-------
-- Issue #17531: Return group and user ids as int instead long when possible.
+- Issue #17531: Fix tests that thought group and user ids were always the int
+ type.
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