gh-101100 : Fix Sphinx warnings in library/doctest.rst (#112399)

* Fix Sphinx warnings in library/doctest.rst

* Don't link to self, and wrap a line

Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <Alex.Waygood@Gmail.com>

* Link to load_tests protocol

* Link to option flags

* Wrap line

Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <Alex.Waygood@Gmail.com>

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Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <Alex.Waygood@Gmail.com>
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@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ Simple Usage: Checking Examples in Docstrings
---------------------------------------------
The simplest way to start using doctest (but not necessarily the way you'll
continue to do it) is to end each module :mod:`M` with::
continue to do it) is to end each module :mod:`!M` with::
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()
:mod:`doctest` then examines docstrings in module :mod:`M`.
:mod:`!doctest` then examines docstrings in module :mod:`!M`.
Running the module as a script causes the examples in the docstrings to get
executed and verified::
@ -403,10 +403,10 @@ What's the Execution Context?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
By default, each time :mod:`doctest` finds a docstring to test, it uses a
*shallow copy* of :mod:`M`'s globals, so that running tests doesn't change the
module's real globals, and so that one test in :mod:`M` can't leave behind
*shallow copy* of :mod:`!M`'s globals, so that running tests doesn't change the
module's real globals, and so that one test in :mod:`!M` can't leave behind
crumbs that accidentally allow another test to work. This means examples can
freely use any names defined at top-level in :mod:`M`, and names defined earlier
freely use any names defined at top-level in :mod:`!M`, and names defined earlier
in the docstring being run. Examples cannot see names defined in other
docstrings.
@ -958,7 +958,8 @@ and :ref:`doctest-simple-testfile`.
Optional argument *exclude_empty* defaults to false. If true, objects for which
no doctests are found are excluded from consideration. The default is a backward
compatibility hack, so that code still using :meth:`doctest.master.summarize` in
compatibility hack, so that code still using
:meth:`doctest.master.summarize <DocTestRunner.summarize>` in
conjunction with :func:`testmod` continues to get output for objects with no
tests. The *exclude_empty* argument to the newer :class:`DocTestFinder`
constructor defaults to true.
@ -997,7 +998,7 @@ As your collection of doctest'ed modules grows, you'll want a way to run all
their doctests systematically. :mod:`doctest` provides two functions that can
be used to create :mod:`unittest` test suites from modules and text files
containing doctests. To integrate with :mod:`unittest` test discovery, include
a :func:`load_tests` function in your test module::
a :ref:`load_tests <load_tests-protocol>` function in your test module::
import unittest
import doctest
@ -1111,19 +1112,24 @@ from text files and modules with doctests:
:func:`DocTestSuite` returns an empty :class:`unittest.TestSuite` if *module*
contains no docstrings instead of raising :exc:`ValueError`.
.. exception:: failureException
When doctests which have been converted to unit tests by :func:`DocFileSuite`
or :func:`DocTestSuite` fail, this exception is raised showing the name of
the file containing the test and a (sometimes approximate) line number.
Under the covers, :func:`DocTestSuite` creates a :class:`unittest.TestSuite` out
of :class:`doctest.DocTestCase` instances, and :class:`DocTestCase` is a
subclass of :class:`unittest.TestCase`. :class:`DocTestCase` isn't documented
of :class:`!doctest.DocTestCase` instances, and :class:`!DocTestCase` is a
subclass of :class:`unittest.TestCase`. :class:`!DocTestCase` isn't documented
here (it's an internal detail), but studying its code can answer questions about
the exact details of :mod:`unittest` integration.
Similarly, :func:`DocFileSuite` creates a :class:`unittest.TestSuite` out of
:class:`doctest.DocFileCase` instances, and :class:`DocFileCase` is a subclass
of :class:`DocTestCase`.
:class:`!doctest.DocFileCase` instances, and :class:`!DocFileCase` is a subclass
of :class:`!DocTestCase`.
So both ways of creating a :class:`unittest.TestSuite` run instances of
:class:`DocTestCase`. This is important for a subtle reason: when you run
:class:`!DocTestCase`. This is important for a subtle reason: when you run
:mod:`doctest` functions yourself, you can control the :mod:`doctest` options in
use directly, by passing option flags to :mod:`doctest` functions. However, if
you're writing a :mod:`unittest` framework, :mod:`unittest` ultimately controls
@ -1144,14 +1150,14 @@ reporting flags specific to :mod:`unittest` support, via this function:
section :ref:`doctest-options`. Only "reporting flags" can be used.
This is a module-global setting, and affects all future doctests run by module
:mod:`unittest`: the :meth:`runTest` method of :class:`DocTestCase` looks at
the option flags specified for the test case when the :class:`DocTestCase`
:mod:`unittest`: the :meth:`!runTest` method of :class:`!DocTestCase` looks at
the option flags specified for the test case when the :class:`!DocTestCase`
instance was constructed. If no reporting flags were specified (which is the
typical and expected case), :mod:`doctest`'s :mod:`unittest` reporting flags are
typical and expected case), :mod:`!doctest`'s :mod:`unittest` reporting flags are
:ref:`bitwise ORed <bitwise>` into the option flags, and the option flags
so augmented are passed to the :class:`DocTestRunner` instance created to
run the doctest. If any reporting flags were specified when the
:class:`DocTestCase` instance was constructed, :mod:`doctest`'s
:class:`!DocTestCase` instance was constructed, :mod:`!doctest`'s
:mod:`unittest` reporting flags are ignored.
The value of the :mod:`unittest` reporting flags in effect before the function
@ -1321,7 +1327,8 @@ Example Objects
A dictionary mapping from option flags to ``True`` or ``False``, which is used
to override default options for this example. Any option flags not contained
in this dictionary are left at their default value (as specified by the
:class:`DocTestRunner`'s :attr:`optionflags`). By default, no options are set.
:class:`DocTestRunner`'s :ref:`optionflags <doctest-options>`).
By default, no options are set.
.. _doctest-doctestfinder:
@ -1560,7 +1567,7 @@ DocTestRunner objects
The output of each example is checked using the :class:`DocTestRunner`'s
output checker, and the results are formatted by the
:meth:`DocTestRunner.report_\*` methods.
:meth:`!DocTestRunner.report_\*` methods.
.. method:: summarize(verbose=None)
@ -1735,12 +1742,12 @@ code under the debugger:
module) of the object with the doctests of interest. The result is a string,
containing the object's docstring converted to a Python script, as described for
:func:`script_from_examples` above. For example, if module :file:`a.py`
contains a top-level function :func:`f`, then ::
contains a top-level function :func:`!f`, then ::
import a, doctest
print(doctest.testsource(a, "a.f"))
prints a script version of function :func:`f`'s docstring, with doctests
prints a script version of function :func:`!f`'s docstring, with doctests
converted to code, and the rest placed in comments.

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@ -2326,6 +2326,8 @@ Loading and running tests
test names.
.. _load_tests-protocol:
load_tests Protocol
###################

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@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Doc/library/csv.rst
Doc/library/datetime.rst
Doc/library/dbm.rst
Doc/library/decimal.rst
Doc/library/doctest.rst
Doc/library/email.charset.rst
Doc/library/email.compat32-message.rst
Doc/library/email.errors.rst