use TestCase skip method
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_signal.py b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
index 228a776..c9de8a4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_signal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@
if signal.getitimer(self.itimer) == (0.0, 0.0):
break # sig_vtalrm handler stopped this itimer
else: # Issue 8424
- raise unittest.SkipTest("timeout: likely cause: machine too slow "
- "or load too high")
+ self.skipTest("timeout: likely cause: machine too slow or load too "
+ "high")
# virtual itimer should be (0.0, 0.0) now
self.assertEquals(signal.getitimer(self.itimer), (0.0, 0.0))
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@
if signal.getitimer(self.itimer) == (0.0, 0.0):
break # sig_prof handler stopped this itimer
else: # Issue 8424
- raise unittest.SkipTest("timeout: likely cause: machine too slow "
- "or load too high")
+ self.skipTest("timeout: likely cause: machine too slow or load too "
+ "high")
# profiling itimer should be (0.0, 0.0) now
self.assertEquals(signal.getitimer(self.itimer), (0.0, 0.0))