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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 4 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py b/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py index 8cba2dc779..1d88331146 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py @@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ class urlopenNetworkTests(unittest.TestCase): def test_bad_address(self): # Make sure proper exception is raised when connecting to a bogus # address. + bogus_domain = "sadflkjsasf.i.nvali.d" + try: + socket.gethostbyname(bogus_domain) + except socket.gaierror: + pass + else: + # This happens with some overzealous DNS providers such as OpenDNS + self.skipTest("%r should not resolve for test to work" % bogus_domain) self.assertRaises(IOError, # SF patch 809915: In Sep 2003, VeriSign started # highjacking invalid .com and .net addresses to @@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Build Tests ----- +- Avoid failing in test_urllibnet.test_bad_address when some overzealous + DNS service (e.g. OpenDNS) resolves a non-existent domain name. The test + is now skipped instead. + - Issue #8716: Avoid crashes caused by Aqua Tk on OSX when attempting to run test_tk or test_ttk_guionly under a username that is not currently logged in to the console windowserver (as may be the case under buildbot or ssh). |