diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py index 9a8812392af..e3745e5453b 100755 --- a/Lib/pydoc.py +++ b/Lib/pydoc.py @@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ def help(self, request, is_cli=False): elif request in self.symbols: self.showsymbol(request) elif request in ['True', 'False', 'None']: # special case these keywords since they are objects too - doc(eval(request), 'Help on %s:', is_cli=is_cli) + doc(eval(request), 'Help on %s:', output=self._output, is_cli=is_cli) elif request in self.keywords: self.showtopic(request) elif request in self.topics: self.showtopic(request) elif request: doc(request, 'Help on %s:', output=self._output, is_cli=is_cli) @@ -2241,7 +2241,11 @@ def showtopic(self, topic, more_xrefs=''): text = 'Related help topics: ' + ', '.join(xrefs.split()) + '\n' wrapped_text = textwrap.wrap(text, 72) doc += '\n%s\n' % '\n'.join(wrapped_text) - pager(doc) + + if self._output is None: + pager(doc) + else: + self.output.write(doc) def _gettopic(self, topic, more_xrefs=''): """Return unbuffered tuple of (topic, xrefs). diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py b/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py index a35257c8ffc..6f9677ca9b9 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import types import typing import unittest +import unittest.mock import urllib.parse import xml.etree import xml.etree.ElementTree @@ -656,16 +657,13 @@ def test_fail_help_output_redirect(self): @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'gettrace') and sys.gettrace(), 'trace function introduces __locals__ unexpectedly') + @unittest.mock.patch('pydoc.pager') @requires_docstrings - def test_help_output_redirect(self): + def test_help_output_redirect(self, pager_mock): # issue 940286, if output is set in Helper, then all output from # Helper.help should be redirected - getpager_old = pydoc.getpager - getpager_new = lambda: (lambda x: x) self.maxDiff = None - buf = StringIO() - helper = pydoc.Helper(output=buf) unused, doc_loc = get_pydoc_text(pydoc_mod) module = "test.test_pydoc.pydoc_mod" help_header = """ @@ -675,21 +673,112 @@ def test_help_output_redirect(self): help_header = textwrap.dedent(help_header) expected_help_pattern = help_header + expected_text_pattern - pydoc.getpager = getpager_new - try: + with captured_output('stdout') as output, \ + captured_output('stderr') as err, \ + StringIO() as buf: + helper = pydoc.Helper(output=buf) + helper.help(module) + result = buf.getvalue().strip() + expected_text = expected_help_pattern % ( + (doc_loc,) + + expected_text_data_docstrings + + (inspect.getabsfile(pydoc_mod),)) + self.assertEqual('', output.getvalue()) + self.assertEqual('', err.getvalue()) + self.assertEqual(expected_text, result) + + pager_mock.assert_not_called() + + @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'gettrace') and sys.gettrace(), + 'trace function introduces __locals__ unexpectedly') + @requires_docstrings + @unittest.mock.patch('pydoc.pager') + def test_help_output_redirect_various_requests(self, pager_mock): + # issue 940286, if output is set in Helper, then all output from + # Helper.help should be redirected + + def run_pydoc_for_request(request, expected_text_part): + """Helper function to run pydoc with its output redirected""" with captured_output('stdout') as output, \ - captured_output('stderr') as err: - helper.help(module) + captured_output('stderr') as err, \ + StringIO() as buf: + helper = pydoc.Helper(output=buf) + helper.help(request) result = buf.getvalue().strip() - expected_text = expected_help_pattern % ( - (doc_loc,) + - expected_text_data_docstrings + - (inspect.getabsfile(pydoc_mod),)) - self.assertEqual('', output.getvalue()) - self.assertEqual('', err.getvalue()) - self.assertEqual(expected_text, result) - finally: - pydoc.getpager = getpager_old + self.assertEqual('', output.getvalue(), msg=f'failed on request "{request}"') + self.assertEqual('', err.getvalue(), msg=f'failed on request "{request}"') + self.assertIn(expected_text_part, result, msg=f'failed on request "{request}"') + pager_mock.assert_not_called() + + self.maxDiff = None + + # test for "keywords" + run_pydoc_for_request('keywords', 'Here is a list of the Python keywords.') + # test for "symbols" + run_pydoc_for_request('symbols', 'Here is a list of the punctuation symbols') + # test for "topics" + run_pydoc_for_request('topics', 'Here is a list of available topics.') + # test for "modules" skipped, see test_modules() + # test for symbol "%" + run_pydoc_for_request('%', 'The power operator') + # test for special True, False, None keywords + run_pydoc_for_request('True', 'class bool(int)') + run_pydoc_for_request('False', 'class bool(int)') + run_pydoc_for_request('None', 'class NoneType(object)') + # test for keyword "assert" + run_pydoc_for_request('assert', 'The "assert" statement') + # test for topic "TYPES" + run_pydoc_for_request('TYPES', 'The standard type hierarchy') + # test for "pydoc.Helper.help" + run_pydoc_for_request('pydoc.Helper.help', 'Help on function help in pydoc.Helper:') + # test for pydoc.Helper.help + run_pydoc_for_request(pydoc.Helper.help, 'Help on function help in module pydoc:') + # test for pydoc.Helper() instance skipped because it is always meant to be interactive + + def test_showtopic(self): + with captured_stdout() as showtopic_io: + helper = pydoc.Helper() + helper.showtopic('with') + helptext = showtopic_io.getvalue() + self.assertIn('The "with" statement', helptext) + + def test_fail_showtopic(self): + with captured_stdout() as showtopic_io: + helper = pydoc.Helper() + helper.showtopic('abd') + expected = "no documentation found for 'abd'" + self.assertEqual(expected, showtopic_io.getvalue().strip()) + + @unittest.mock.patch('pydoc.pager') + def test_fail_showtopic_output_redirect(self, pager_mock): + with StringIO() as buf: + helper = pydoc.Helper(output=buf) + helper.showtopic("abd") + expected = "no documentation found for 'abd'" + self.assertEqual(expected, buf.getvalue().strip()) + + pager_mock.assert_not_called() + + @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'gettrace') and sys.gettrace(), + 'trace function introduces __locals__ unexpectedly') + @requires_docstrings + @unittest.mock.patch('pydoc.pager') + def test_showtopic_output_redirect(self, pager_mock): + # issue 940286, if output is set in Helper, then all output from + # Helper.showtopic should be redirected + self.maxDiff = None + + with captured_output('stdout') as output, \ + captured_output('stderr') as err, \ + StringIO() as buf: + helper = pydoc.Helper(output=buf) + helper.showtopic('with') + result = buf.getvalue().strip() + self.assertEqual('', output.getvalue()) + self.assertEqual('', err.getvalue()) + self.assertIn('The "with" statement', result) + + pager_mock.assert_not_called() def test_lambda_with_return_annotation(self): func = lambda a, b, c: 1 diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-06-02-13-35-11.gh-issue-81936.ETeW9x.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-06-02-13-35-11.gh-issue-81936.ETeW9x.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d53cc73e728 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-06-02-13-35-11.gh-issue-81936.ETeW9x.rst @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +:meth:`!help` and :meth:`!showtopic` methods now respect a +configured *output* argument to :class:`!pydoc.Helper` and not use the +pager in such cases. Patch by Enrico Tröger.