Cleaned up several test cases, to better isolate state.

tests/regressiontests/fixtures_regress/tests.py

@@ -21,18 +21,15 @@ from .models import (Animal, Stuff, Absolute, Parent, Child, Article, Widget,
     ExternalDependency, Thingy)
 
 
-pre_save_checks = []
-def animal_pre_save_check(signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    "A signal that is used to check the type of data loaded from fixtures"
-    pre_save_checks.append(
-        (
-            'Count = %s (%s)' % (instance.count, type(instance.count)),
-            'Weight = %s (%s)' % (instance.weight, type(instance.weight)),
-        )
-    )
-
-
 class TestFixtures(TestCase):
+    def animal_pre_save_check(self, signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
+        self.pre_save_checks.append(
+            (
+                'Count = %s (%s)' % (instance.count, type(instance.count)),
+                'Weight = %s (%s)' % (instance.weight, type(instance.weight)),
+            )
+        )
+
     def test_duplicate_pk(self):
         """
         This is a regression test for ticket #3790.
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@ class TestFixtures(TestCase):
         )
         self.assertEqual(Absolute.load_count, 1)
 
-
     def test_unknown_format(self):
         """
         Test for ticket #4371 -- Loading data of an unknown format should fail
@@ -246,9 +242,8 @@ class TestFixtures(TestCase):
         Test for tickets #8298, #9942 - Field values should be coerced into the
         correct type by the deserializer, not as part of the database write.
         """
-        global pre_save_checks
-        pre_save_checks = []
-        signals.pre_save.connect(animal_pre_save_check)
+        self.pre_save_checks = []
+        signals.pre_save.connect(self.animal_pre_save_check)
         try:
             management.call_command(
                 'loaddata',
@@ -257,14 +252,14 @@ class TestFixtures(TestCase):
                 commit=False,
             )
             self.assertEqual(
-                pre_save_checks,
+                self.pre_save_checks,
                 [
                     ("Count = 42 (<%s 'int'>)" % ('class' if PY3 else 'type'),
                      "Weight = 1.2 (<%s 'float'>)" % ('class' if PY3 else 'type'))
                 ]
             )
         finally:
-            signals.pre_save.disconnect(animal_pre_save_check)
+            signals.pre_save.disconnect(self.animal_pre_save_check)
 
     def test_dumpdata_uses_default_manager(self):
         """

tests/regressiontests/settings_tests/tests.py

@@ -71,16 +71,18 @@ class SettingGetter(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.test = getattr(settings, 'TEST', 'undefined')
 
-testvalue = None
-
-def signal_callback(sender, setting, value, **kwargs):
-    if setting == 'TEST':
-        global testvalue
-        testvalue = value
-
-signals.setting_changed.connect(signal_callback)
 
 class SettingsTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.testvalue = None
+        signals.setting_changed.connect(self.signal_callback)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        signals.setting_changed.disconnect(self.signal_callback)
+
+    def signal_callback(self, sender, setting, value, **kwargs):
+        if setting == 'TEST':
+            self.testvalue = value
 
     def test_override(self):
         settings.TEST = 'test'
@@ -128,12 +130,12 @@ class SettingsTests(TestCase):
     def test_signal_callback_context_manager(self):
         self.assertRaises(AttributeError, getattr, settings, 'TEST')
         with self.settings(TEST='override'):
-            self.assertEqual(testvalue, 'override')
-        self.assertEqual(testvalue, None)
+            self.assertEqual(self.testvalue, 'override')
+        self.assertEqual(self.testvalue, None)
 
     @override_settings(TEST='override')
     def test_signal_callback_decorator(self):
-        self.assertEqual(testvalue, 'override')
+        self.assertEqual(self.testvalue, 'override')
 
     #
     # Regression tests for #10130: deleting settings.

tests/regressiontests/signals_regress/tests.py

@@ -6,31 +6,6 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from .models import Author, Book
 
 
-signal_output = []
-
-def pre_save_test(signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    signal_output.append('pre_save signal, %s' % instance)
-    if kwargs.get('raw'):
-        signal_output.append('Is raw')
-
-def post_save_test(signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    signal_output.append('post_save signal, %s' % instance)
-    if 'created' in kwargs:
-        if kwargs['created']:
-            signal_output.append('Is created')
-        else:
-            signal_output.append('Is updated')
-    if kwargs.get('raw'):
-        signal_output.append('Is raw')
-
-def pre_delete_test(signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    signal_output.append('pre_save signal, %s' % instance)
-    signal_output.append('instance.id is not None: %s' % (instance.id != None))
-
-def post_delete_test(signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    signal_output.append('post_delete signal, %s' % instance)
-    signal_output.append('instance.id is not None: %s' % (instance.id != None))
-
 class SignalsRegressTests(TestCase):
     """
     Testing signals before/after saving and deleting.
@@ -38,12 +13,35 @@ class SignalsRegressTests(TestCase):
 
     def get_signal_output(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         # Flush any existing signal output
-        global signal_output
-        signal_output = []
+        self.signal_output = []
         fn(*args, **kwargs)
-        return signal_output
+        return self.signal_output
+
+    def pre_save_test(self, signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
+        self.signal_output.append('pre_save signal, %s' % instance)
+        if kwargs.get('raw'):
+            self.signal_output.append('Is raw')
+
+    def post_save_test(self, signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
+        self.signal_output.append('post_save signal, %s' % instance)
+        if 'created' in kwargs:
+            if kwargs['created']:
+                self.signal_output.append('Is created')
+            else:
+                self.signal_output.append('Is updated')
+        if kwargs.get('raw'):
+            self.signal_output.append('Is raw')
+
+    def pre_delete_test(self, signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
+        self.signal_output.append('pre_save signal, %s' % instance)
+        self.signal_output.append('instance.id is not None: %s' % (instance.id != None))
+
+    def post_delete_test(self, signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
+        self.signal_output.append('post_delete signal, %s' % instance)
+        self.signal_output.append('instance.id is not None: %s' % (instance.id != None))
 
     def setUp(self):
+        self.signal_output = []
         # Save up the number of connected signals so that we can check at the end
         # that all the signals we register get properly unregistered (#9989)
         self.pre_signals = (len(models.signals.pre_save.receivers),
@@ -51,16 +49,16 @@ class SignalsRegressTests(TestCase):
                        len(models.signals.pre_delete.receivers),
                        len(models.signals.post_delete.receivers))
 
-        models.signals.pre_save.connect(pre_save_test)
-        models.signals.post_save.connect(post_save_test)
-        models.signals.pre_delete.connect(pre_delete_test)
-        models.signals.post_delete.connect(post_delete_test)
+        models.signals.pre_save.connect(self.pre_save_test)
+        models.signals.post_save.connect(self.post_save_test)
+        models.signals.pre_delete.connect(self.pre_delete_test)
+        models.signals.post_delete.connect(self.post_delete_test)
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        models.signals.post_delete.disconnect(post_delete_test)
-        models.signals.pre_delete.disconnect(pre_delete_test)
-        models.signals.post_save.disconnect(post_save_test)
-        models.signals.pre_save.disconnect(pre_save_test)
+        models.signals.post_delete.disconnect(self.post_delete_test)
+        models.signals.pre_delete.disconnect(self.pre_delete_test)
+        models.signals.post_save.disconnect(self.post_save_test)
+        models.signals.pre_save.disconnect(self.pre_save_test)
 
         # Check that all our signals got disconnected properly.
         post_signals = (len(models.signals.pre_save.receivers),