Issue #17746: Skip test_shutil.test_non_matching_mode when run as root or
on unsuitable platform/environment.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
index 308f4f2..6794a93 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
@@ -1327,9 +1327,13 @@
# Other platforms: shouldn't match in the current directory.
self.assertIsNone(rv)
+ @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(os, 'geteuid') and os.geteuid() == 0,
+ 'non-root user required')
def test_non_matching_mode(self):
# Set the file read-only and ask for writeable files.
os.chmod(self.temp_file.name, stat.S_IREAD)
+ if os.access(self.temp_file.name, os.W_OK):
+ self.skipTest("can't set the file read-only")
rv = shutil.which(self.file, path=self.dir, mode=os.W_OK)
self.assertIsNone(rv)