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Diffstat (limited to 'coverage/control.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | coverage/control.py | 19 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/control.py b/coverage/control.py index f7057323..a42d0835 100644 --- a/coverage/control.py +++ b/coverage/control.py @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class coverage(object): file_to_close.close() def sysinfo(self): - """Return a list of key,value pairs showing internal information.""" + """Return a list of (key, value) pairs showing internal information.""" import coverage as covmod import platform, re @@ -420,15 +420,22 @@ class coverage(object): def process_startup(): """Call this at Python startup to perhaps measure coverage. - To invoke this when Python starts, you can create a .pth file in your - Python installation containing this:: - - import coverage; coverage.process_startup() - If the environment variable COVERAGE_PROCESS_START is defined, coverage measurement is started. The value of the variable is the config file to use. + There are two ways to configure your Python installation to invoke this + function when Python starts: + + #. Create or append to sitecustomize.py to add these lines:: + + import coverage + coverage.process_startup() + + #. Create a .pth file in your Python installation containing:: + + import coverage; coverage.process_startup() + """ cps = os.environ.get("COVERAGE_PROCESS_START") if cps: |