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[3.12] gh-113360: Fix the documentation of module's attribute __test__ (GH-113393) (GH-113760)
It can only be a dict since Python 2.4. (cherry picked from commit d99d871) Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
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Doc/library/doctest.rst

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In addition, there are cases when you want tests to be part of a module but not part
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of the help text, which requires that the tests not be included in the docstring.
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Doctest looks for a module-level variable called ``__test__`` and uses it to locate other
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tests. If ``M.__test__`` exists and is truthy, it must be a dict, and each
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tests. If ``M.__test__`` exists, it must be a dict, and each
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entry maps a (string) name to a function object, class object, or string.
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Function and class object docstrings found from ``M.__test__`` are searched, and
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strings are treated as if they were docstrings. In output, a key ``K`` in
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(or module :mod:`__main__` if *m* is not supplied or is ``None``), starting with
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``m.__doc__``.
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Also test examples reachable from dict ``m.__test__``, if it exists and is not
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``None``. ``m.__test__`` maps names (strings) to functions, classes and
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Also test examples reachable from dict ``m.__test__``, if it exists.
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``m.__test__`` maps names (strings) to functions, classes and
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strings; function and class docstrings are searched for examples; strings are
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searched directly, as if they were docstrings.
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