Re: [Docutils-develop] Re: Python 2.1 compatibility

[David G. <go...@py...>]

Felix Wiemann wrote:
 > David Goodger wrote:
 >> I'd prefer to indicate in *some* way that the tests are being
 >> skipped though.
 >
 > What about documentating, that it doesn't work and isn't tested with
 > Python 2.1, in the docstring of readers/python/__init__.py?

But that won't show up during actual testing.  I was thinking of a
single message that "Tests of docutils.readers.python skipped; Python
2.2 or higher required."  Added to DocutilsTestSupport.py.

 > By the way, is
 >
 >     description = ('Generates pseudo-XML from standalone 
reStructuredText '
 >                    'sources (for testing purposes).  ' + 
default_description)
 >
 > (in the same file) really correct?

No; corrected.  But I think the entire script portion of
docutils/readers/python/__init__.py (from "if __name__ == '__main__':"
down) ought to be removed, and a proper front-end tool created
instead.  Unless somebody's using it?

-- David Goodger