Update docs: ``match`` keyword was introduced in 3.1

Also update the text to recommend using the context-manager
over the callable/string forms.
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Bruno Oliveira 2017-08-16 14:28:34 -03:00
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@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ def raises(expected_exception, *args, **kwargs):
...
>>> assert exc_info.type == ValueError
Or you can use the keyword argument ``match`` to assert that the
Since version ``3.1`` you can use the keyword argument ``match`` to assert that the
exception matches a text or regex::
>>> with raises(ValueError, match='must be 0 or None'):
@ -502,7 +503,12 @@ def raises(expected_exception, *args, **kwargs):
>>> with raises(ValueError, match=r'must be \d+$'):
... raise ValueError("value must be 42")
Or you can specify a callable by passing a to-be-called lambda::
**Legacy forms**
The forms below are fully supported but are discouraged for new code because the
context manager form is regarded as more readable and less error-prone.
It is possible to specify a callable by passing a to-be-called lambda::
>>> raises(ZeroDivisionError, lambda: 1/0)
<ExceptionInfo ...>
@ -516,11 +522,14 @@ def raises(expected_exception, *args, **kwargs):
>>> raises(ZeroDivisionError, f, x=0)
<ExceptionInfo ...>
A third possibility is to use a string to be executed::
It is also possible to pass a string to be evaluated at runtime::
>>> raises(ZeroDivisionError, "f(0)")
<ExceptionInfo ...>
The string will be evaluated using the same ``locals()`` and ``globals()``
at the moment of the ``raises`` call.
.. autoclass:: _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo
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