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+# Testing the line trace facility.
+
+from test import test_support
+import unittest
+import sys
+import difflib
+
+# A very basic example.  If this fails, we're in deep trouble.
+def basic():
+    return 1
+
+basic.events = [(0, 'call'),
+                (1, 'line'),
+                (1, 'return')]
+
+# Armin Rigo's failing example:
+def arigo_example():
+    x = 1
+    del x
+    while 0:
+        pass
+    x = 1
+
+arigo_example.events = [(0, 'call'),
+                        (1, 'line'),
+                        (2, 'line'),
+                        (3, 'line'),
+                        (5, 'line'),
+                        (5, 'return')]
+
+# check that lines consisting of just one instruction get traced:
+def one_instr_line():
+    x = 1
+    del x
+    x = 1
+
+one_instr_line.events = [(0, 'call'),
+                         (1, 'line'),
+                         (2, 'line'),
+                         (3, 'line'),
+                         (3, 'return')]
+
+def no_pop_tops():      # 0
+    x = 1               # 1
+    for a in range(2):  # 2
+        if a:           # 3
+            x = 1       # 4
+        else:           # 5
+            x = 1       # 6
+
+no_pop_tops.events = [(0, 'call'),
+                      (1, 'line'),
+                      (2, 'line'),
+                      (3, 'line'),
+                      (6, 'line'),
+                      (2, 'line'),
+                      (3, 'line'),
+                      (4, 'line'),
+                      (2, 'line'),
+                      (6, 'return')]
+
+def no_pop_blocks():
+    while 0:
+        bla
+    x = 1
+
+no_pop_blocks.events = [(0, 'call'),
+                        (1, 'line'),
+                        (3, 'line'),
+                        (3, 'return')]
+
+class Tracer:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.events = []
+    def trace(self, frame, event, arg):
+        self.events.append((frame.f_lineno, event))
+        return self.trace
+
+class TraceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def run_test(self, func):
+        tracer = Tracer()
+        sys.settrace(tracer.trace)
+        func()
+        sys.settrace(None)
+        fl = func.func_code.co_firstlineno
+        events = [(l - fl, e) for (l, e) in tracer.events]
+        if events != func.events:
+            self.fail(
+                "events did not match expectation:\n" +
+                "\n".join(difflib.ndiff(map(str, func.events),
+                                        map(str, events))))
+    
+    def test_1_basic(self):
+        self.run_test(basic)
+    def test_2_arigo(self):
+        self.run_test(arigo_example)
+    def test_3_one_instr(self):
+        self.run_test(one_instr_line)
+    def test_4_no_pop_blocks(self):
+        self.run_test(no_pop_blocks)
+    def test_5_no_pop_tops(self):
+        self.run_test(no_pop_tops)
+                                      
+                                  
+
+def test_main():
+    test_support.run_unittest(TraceTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()