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| -rw-r--r-- | setup.py | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | test/test_oddball.py | 8 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ try: setup(**setup_args) except: # pylint: disable=W0702 # When setup() can't compile, it tries to exit. We'll catch SystemExit - # here :-(, and try again. + # here :-(, and try again. if 'install' not in sys.argv or 'ext_modules' not in setup_args: # We weren't trying to install an extension, so forget it. raise diff --git a/test/test_oddball.py b/test/test_oddball.py index 859648fa..724ae863 100644 --- a/test/test_oddball.py +++ b/test/test_oddball.py @@ -129,7 +129,13 @@ class RecursionTest(CoverageTest): class MemoryLeakTest(CoverageTest): - """Attempt the impossible: test that memory doesn't leak.""" + """Attempt the impossible: test that memory doesn't leak. + + Note: this test is truly unusual, and may fail unexpectedly. + In particular, it is known to fail on PyPy if test_oddball.py is run in + isolation: https://bitbucket.org/ned/coveragepy/issue/186 + + """ def test_for_leaks(self): lines = list(range(301, 315)) |