Add a test for slicing an exception.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index b0e872b..b99e247 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@
'pickled "%r", attribute "%s' %
(e, checkArgName))
+ def testSlicing(self):
+ # Test that you can slice an exception directly instead of requiring
+ # going through the 'args' attribute.
+ args = (1, 2, 3)
+ exc = BaseException(*args)
+ self.failUnlessEqual(exc[:], args)
+
def testKeywordArgs(self):
# test that builtin exception don't take keyword args,
# but user-defined subclasses can if they want
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index aef4218..7dc2bc3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@
Tests
-----
+- Added a test for slicing of an exception.
+
- Added test.test_support.EnvironmentVarGuard. It's a class that provides a
context manager so that one can temporarily set or unset environment
variables.