Issue #19595: Re-enable a long-disabled test in test_winsound
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winsound.py b/Lib/test/test_winsound.py
index 7cdecd8..6d8649a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winsound.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winsound.py
@@ -159,18 +159,14 @@
)
def test_alias_fallback(self):
- # This test can't be expected to work on all systems. The MS
- # PlaySound() docs say:
- #
- # If it cannot find the specified sound, PlaySound uses the
- # default system event sound entry instead. If the function
- # can find neither the system default entry nor the default
- # sound, it makes no sound and returns FALSE.
- #
- # It's known to return FALSE on some real systems.
-
- # winsound.PlaySound('!"$%&/(#+*', winsound.SND_ALIAS)
- return
+ if _have_soundcard():
+ winsound.PlaySound('!"$%&/(#+*', winsound.SND_ALIAS)
+ else:
+ self.assertRaises(
+ RuntimeError,
+ winsound.PlaySound,
+ '!"$%&/(#+*', winsound.SND_ALIAS
+ )
def test_alias_nofallback(self):
if _have_soundcard():
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 970dca4..e894f3e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
Tests
-----
+- Issue #19595: Re-enabled a long-disabled test in test_winsound.
+
- Issue #19588: Fixed tests in test_random that were silently skipped most
of the time. Patch by Julian Gindi.