IPython/utils/tests/test_process.py

# encoding: utf-8
"""
Tests for platutils.py
"""

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#  Copyright (C) 2008-2009  The IPython Development Team
#
#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
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# Imports
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import sys

import nose.tools as nt

from IPython.utils.process import find_cmd, FindCmdError
from IPython.testing import decorators as dec

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# Tests
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def test_find_cmd_python():
    """Make sure we find sys.exectable for python."""
    nt.assert_equals(find_cmd('python'), sys.executable)

    
@dec.skip_win32
def test_find_cmd_ls():
    """Make sure we can find the full path to ls."""
    path = find_cmd('ls')
    nt.assert_true(path.endswith('ls'))

    
def has_pywin32():
    try:
        import win32api
    except ImportError:
        return False
    return True


@dec.onlyif(has_pywin32, "This test requires win32api to run")
def test_find_cmd_pythonw():
    """Try to find pythonw on Windows."""
    path = find_cmd('pythonw')
    nt.assert_true(path.endswith('pythonw.exe'))


@dec.onlyif(lambda : sys.platform != 'win32' or has_pywin32(),
            "This test runs on posix or in win32 with win32api installed")
def test_find_cmd_fail():
    """Make sure that FindCmdError is raised if we can't find the cmd."""
    nt.assert_raises(FindCmdError,find_cmd,'asdfasdf')