#14179: add tests for re.compile. Patch by Florian Mladitsch.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index b19834c..6f6d014 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py
@@ -783,6 +783,16 @@
self.assertRaises(TypeError, re.finditer, "a", {})
self.assertRaises(OverflowError, _sre.compile, "abc", 0, [long_overflow])
+ def test_compile(self):
+ # Test return value when given string and pattern as parameter
+ pattern = re.compile('random pattern')
+ self.assertIsInstance(pattern, re._pattern_type)
+ same_pattern = re.compile(pattern)
+ self.assertIsInstance(same_pattern, re._pattern_type)
+ self.assertIs(same_pattern, pattern)
+ # Test behaviour when not given a string or pattern as parameter
+ self.assertRaises(TypeError, re.compile, 0)
+
def run_re_tests():
from test.re_tests import tests, SUCCEED, FAIL, SYNTAX_ERROR
if verbose: