Fix documentation of pytest.raises(match=...)

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Tim Hoffmann 2019-05-19 15:56:19 +02:00
parent ee52a8a5f8
commit b27e40cbf1
2 changed files with 6 additions and 5 deletions

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@ -564,10 +564,11 @@ class ExceptionInfo(object):
def match(self, regexp):
"""
Match the regular expression 'regexp' on the string representation of
the exception. If it matches then True is returned (so that it is
possible to write 'assert excinfo.match()'). If it doesn't match an
AssertionError is raised.
Check whether the regular expression 'regexp' is found in the string
representation of the exception using ``re.search``. If it matches
then True is returned (so that it is possible to write
``assert excinfo.match()``). If it doesn't match an AssertionError is
raised.
"""
__tracebackhide__ = True
if not re.search(regexp, str(self.value)):

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@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ def raises(expected_exception, *args, **kwargs):
:kwparam match: if specified, a string containing a regular expression,
or a regular expression object, that is tested against the string
representation of the exception using ``re.match``. To match a literal
representation of the exception using ``re.search``. To match a literal
string that may contain `special characters`__, the pattern can
first be escaped with ``re.escape``.