bpo-34900: Make TestCase.debug() work with subtests (GH-9707)

(cherry picked from commit da2bf9f)

Co-authored-by: Bruno Oliveira <[email protected]>

Author: 2 people

Lib/unittest/case.py

@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def subTest(self, msg=_subtest_msg_sentinel, **params):
         case as failed but resumes execution at the end of the enclosed
         block, allowing further test code to be executed.
         """
-        if not self._outcome.result_supports_subtests:
+        if self._outcome is None or not self._outcome.result_supports_subtests:
             yield
             return
         parent = self._subtest

Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py

@@ -425,6 +425,20 @@ def test_c(self):
         expected = ['a1', 'a2', 'b1']
         self.assertEqual(events, expected)
 
+    def test_subtests_debug(self):
+        # Test debug() with a test that uses subTest() (bpo-34900)
+        events = []
+
+        class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
+            def test_a(self):
+                events.append('test case')
+                with self.subTest():
+                    events.append('subtest 1')
+
+        Foo('test_a').debug()
+
+        self.assertEqual(events, ['test case', 'subtest 1'])
+
     # "This class attribute gives the exception raised by the test() method.
     # If a test framework needs to use a specialized exception, possibly to
     # carry additional information, it must subclass this exception in

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-10-05-05-55-53.bpo-34900.8RNiFu.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixed :meth:`unittest.TestCase.debug` when used to call test methods with
+subtests.  Patch by Bruno Oliveira.