#17329: document unittest.SkipTest. Initial patch by Zachary Ware.
diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index 53013d7..b3372f9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
def skipUnlessHasattr(obj, attr):
if hasattr(obj, attr):
return lambda func: func
- return unittest.skip("{0!r} doesn't have {1!r}".format(obj, attr))
+ return unittest.skip("{!r} doesn't have {!r}".format(obj, attr))
The following decorators implement test skipping and expected failures:
@@ -685,6 +685,13 @@
Mark the test as an expected failure. If the test fails when run, the test
is not counted as a failure.
+.. exception:: SkipTest(reason)
+
+ This exception is raised to skip a test.
+
+ Usually you can use :meth:`TestCase.skipTest` or one of the skipping
+ decorators instead of raising this directly.
+
Skipped tests will not have :meth:`setUp` or :meth:`tearDown` run around them.
Skipped classes will not have :meth:`setUpClass` or :meth:`tearDownClass` run.
@@ -2105,7 +2112,7 @@
If an exception is raised during a ``setUpClass`` then the tests in the class
are not run and the ``tearDownClass`` is not run. Skipped classes will not
have ``setUpClass`` or ``tearDownClass`` run. If the exception is a
-``SkipTest`` exception then the class will be reported as having been skipped
+:exc:`SkipTest` exception then the class will be reported as having been skipped
instead of as an error.
@@ -2122,7 +2129,7 @@
If an exception is raised in a ``setUpModule`` then none of the tests in the
module will be run and the ``tearDownModule`` will not be run. If the exception is a
-``SkipTest`` exception then the module will be reported as having been skipped
+:exc:`SkipTest` exception then the module will be reported as having been skipped
instead of as an error.