gh-127221: Add colour to unittest output

Doc/conf.py

@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@
 .. |python_version_literal| replace:: ``Python {version}``
 .. |python_x_dot_y_literal| replace:: ``python{version}``
 .. |usr_local_bin_python_x_dot_y_literal| replace:: ``/usr/local/bin/python{version}``
+
+.. Apparently this how you hack together a formatted link:
+   (https://www.docutils.org/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#replacement-text)
+.. |FORCE_COLOR| replace:: ``FORCE_COLOR``
+.. _FORCE_COLOR: https://force-color.org/
+.. |NO_COLOR| replace:: ``NO_COLOR``
+.. _NO_COLOR: https://no-color.org/
 """
 
 # There are two options for replacing |today|. Either, you set today to some

Doc/library/unittest.rst

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ test runner
    a textual interface, or return a special value to indicate the results of
    executing the tests.
 
+Output is in color by default and can be
+:ref:`controlled using environment variables <using-on-controlling-color>`.
 
 .. seealso::
 

Doc/using/cmdline.rst

@@ -663,14 +663,6 @@ output. To control the color output only in the Python interpreter, the
 precedence over ``NO_COLOR``, which in turn takes precedence over
 ``FORCE_COLOR``.
 
-.. Apparently this how you hack together a formatted link:
-
-.. |FORCE_COLOR| replace:: ``FORCE_COLOR``
-.. _FORCE_COLOR: https://force-color.org/
-
-.. |NO_COLOR| replace:: ``NO_COLOR``
-.. _NO_COLOR: https://no-color.org/
-
 Options you shouldn't use
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst

@@ -252,15 +252,6 @@ Improved error messages
   the canonical |NO_COLOR|_ and |FORCE_COLOR|_ environment variables.
   (Contributed by Pablo Galindo Salgado in :gh:`112730`.)
 
-.. Apparently this how you hack together a formatted link:
-   (https://www.docutils.org/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#replacement-text)
-
-.. |FORCE_COLOR| replace:: ``FORCE_COLOR``
-.. _FORCE_COLOR: https://force-color.org/
-
-.. |NO_COLOR| replace:: ``NO_COLOR``
-.. _NO_COLOR: https://no-color.org/
-
 * A common mistake is to write a script with the same name as a
   standard library module. When this results in errors, we now
   display a more helpful error message:

Doc/whatsnew/3.14.rst

@@ -545,6 +545,13 @@ unicodedata
 unittest
 --------
 
+* :mod:`unittest` output is now colored by default.
+  This can be controlled via the :envvar:`PYTHON_COLORS` environment
+  variable as well as the canonical |NO_COLOR|_
+  and |FORCE_COLOR|_ environment variables.
+  See also :ref:`using-on-controlling-color`.
+  (Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :gh:`127221`.)
+
 * unittest discovery supports :term:`namespace package` as start
   directory again. It was removed in Python 3.11.
   (Contributed by Jacob Walls in :gh:`80958`.)

Lib/test/test_unittest/test_async_case.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import contextvars
 import unittest
 from test import support
+from test.support import force_not_colorized
 
 support.requires_working_socket(module=True)
 
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ async def on_cleanup(self):
         test.doCleanups()
         self.assertEqual(events, ['asyncSetUp', 'test', 'asyncTearDown', 'cleanup'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_exception_in_tear_clean_up(self):
         class Test(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             async def asyncSetUp(self):

Lib/test/test_unittest/test_program.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from test import support
 import unittest
 import test.test_unittest
+from test.support import force_not_colorized
 from test.test_unittest.test_result import BufferedWriter
 
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ def run(self, test):
         self.assertEqual(['test.test_unittest', 'test.test_unittest2'],
                           program.testNames)
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_NonExit(self):
         stream = BufferedWriter()
         program = unittest.main(exit=False,
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ def test_NonExit(self):
                     'expected failures=1, unexpected successes=1)\n')
         self.assertTrue(out.endswith(expected))
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_Exit(self):
         stream = BufferedWriter()
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ def test_Exit(self):
                     'expected failures=1, unexpected successes=1)\n')
         self.assertTrue(out.endswith(expected))
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_ExitAsDefault(self):
         stream = BufferedWriter()
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ def test_ExitAsDefault(self):
                     'expected failures=1, unexpected successes=1)\n')
         self.assertTrue(out.endswith(expected))
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_ExitSkippedSuite(self):
         stream = BufferedWriter()
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ def test_ExitSkippedSuite(self):
         expected = '\n\nOK (skipped=1)\n'
         self.assertTrue(out.endswith(expected))
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_ExitEmptySuite(self):
         stream = BufferedWriter()
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:

Lib/test/test_unittest/test_result.py

@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 import traceback
 import unittest
 from unittest.util import strclass
+from test.support import force_not_colorized
 from test.test_unittest.support import BufferedWriter
 
 
 class MockTraceback(object):
     class TracebackException:
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.capture_locals = kwargs.get('capture_locals', False)
-        def format(self):
+        def format(self, **kwargs):
             result = ['A traceback']
             if self.capture_locals:
                 result.append('locals')
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ def test_1(self):
         self.assertIs(test_case, test)
         self.assertIsInstance(formatted_exc, str)
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_addFailure_filter_traceback_frames(self):
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self):
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ def get_exc_info():
         self.assertEqual(len(dropped), 1)
         self.assertIn("raise self.failureException(msg)", dropped[0])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_addFailure_filter_traceback_frames_context(self):
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self):
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ def get_exc_info():
         self.assertEqual(len(dropped), 1)
         self.assertIn("raise self.failureException(msg)", dropped[0])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_addFailure_filter_traceback_frames_chained_exception_self_loop(self):
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self):
@@ -285,6 +289,7 @@ def get_exc_info():
         formatted_exc = result.failures[0][1]
         self.assertEqual(formatted_exc.count("Exception: Loop\n"), 1)
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_addFailure_filter_traceback_frames_chained_exception_cycle(self):
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self):
@@ -446,6 +451,7 @@ def testFailFast(self):
         result.addUnexpectedSuccess(None)
         self.assertTrue(result.shouldStop)
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testFailFastSetByRunner(self):
         stream = BufferedWriter()
         runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(stream=stream, failfast=True)
@@ -619,6 +625,7 @@ def _run_test(self, test_name, verbosity, tearDownError=None):
         test.run(result)
         return stream.getvalue()
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testDotsOutput(self):
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSuccess', 1), '.')
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSkip', 1), 's')
@@ -627,6 +634,7 @@ def testDotsOutput(self):
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testExpectedFailure', 1), 'x')
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testUnexpectedSuccess', 1), 'u')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testLongOutput(self):
         classname = f'{__name__}.{self.Test.__qualname__}'
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSuccess', 2),
@@ -642,17 +650,21 @@ def testLongOutput(self):
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testUnexpectedSuccess', 2),
                          f'testUnexpectedSuccess ({classname}.testUnexpectedSuccess) ... unexpected success\n')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testDotsOutputSubTestSuccess(self):
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSubTestSuccess', 1), '.')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testLongOutputSubTestSuccess(self):
         classname = f'{__name__}.{self.Test.__qualname__}'
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSubTestSuccess', 2),
                          f'testSubTestSuccess ({classname}.testSubTestSuccess) ... ok\n')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testDotsOutputSubTestMixed(self):
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSubTestMixed', 1), 'sFE')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testLongOutputSubTestMixed(self):
         classname = f'{__name__}.{self.Test.__qualname__}'
         self.assertEqual(self._run_test('testSubTestMixed', 2),
@@ -661,6 +673,7 @@ def testLongOutputSubTestMixed(self):
                 f'  testSubTestMixed ({classname}.testSubTestMixed) [fail] (c=3) ... FAIL\n'
                 f'  testSubTestMixed ({classname}.testSubTestMixed) [error] (d=4) ... ERROR\n')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testDotsOutputTearDownFail(self):
         out = self._run_test('testSuccess', 1, AssertionError('fail'))
         self.assertEqual(out, 'F')
@@ -671,6 +684,7 @@ def testDotsOutputTearDownFail(self):
         out = self._run_test('testSkip', 1, AssertionError('fail'))
         self.assertEqual(out, 'sF')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testLongOutputTearDownFail(self):
         classname = f'{__name__}.{self.Test.__qualname__}'
         out = self._run_test('testSuccess', 2, AssertionError('fail'))

Lib/test/test_unittest/test_runner.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pickle
 import subprocess
 from test import support
+from test.support import force_not_colorized
 
 import unittest
 from unittest.case import _Outcome
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ def cleanup2(*args, **kwargs):
         self.assertTrue(test.doCleanups())
         self.assertEqual(cleanups, [(2, (), {}), (1, (1, 2, 3), dict(four='hello', five='goodbye'))])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def testCleanUpWithErrors(self):
         class TestableTest(unittest.TestCase):
             def testNothing(self):
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ def cleanup2():
         self.assertIsInstance(e2[1], CustomError)
         self.assertEqual(str(e2[1]), 'cleanup1')
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_with_errors_addCleanUp(self):
         ordering = []
         class TestableTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -439,6 +442,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
                          ['setUpClass', 'setUp', 'cleanup_exc',
                           'tearDownClass', 'cleanup_good'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_run_with_errors_addClassCleanUp(self):
         ordering = []
         class TestableTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -462,6 +466,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
                          ['setUpClass', 'setUp', 'test', 'cleanup_good',
                           'tearDownClass', 'cleanup_exc'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_with_errors_in_addClassCleanup_and_setUps(self):
         ordering = []
         class_blow_up = False
@@ -514,6 +519,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
                          ['setUpClass', 'setUp', 'tearDownClass',
                           'cleanup_exc'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_with_errors_in_tearDownClass(self):
         ordering = []
         class TestableTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -590,6 +596,7 @@ def test(self):
                 'inner setup', 'inner test', 'inner cleanup',
                 'end outer test', 'outer cleanup'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_run_empty_suite_error_message(self):
         class EmptyTest(unittest.TestCase):
             pass
@@ -663,6 +670,7 @@ class Module(object):
         self.assertEqual(cleanups,
                          [((1, 2), {'function': 'hello'})])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_run_module_cleanUp(self):
         blowUp = True
         ordering = []
@@ -802,6 +810,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
                                     'tearDownClass', 'cleanup_good'])
         self.assertEqual(unittest.case._module_cleanups, [])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_run_module_cleanUp_when_teardown_exception(self):
         ordering = []
         class Module(object):
@@ -963,6 +972,7 @@ def testNothing(self):
         self.assertEqual(cleanups,
                          [((1, 2), {'function': 3, 'self': 4})])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_with_errors_in_addClassCleanup(self):
         ordering = []
 
@@ -996,6 +1006,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
                          ['setUpModule', 'setUpClass', 'test', 'tearDownClass',
                           'cleanup_exc', 'tearDownModule', 'cleanup_good'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_with_errors_in_addCleanup(self):
         ordering = []
         class Module(object):
@@ -1026,6 +1037,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
                          ['setUpModule', 'setUp', 'test', 'tearDown',
                           'cleanup_exc', 'tearDownModule', 'cleanup_good'])
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_with_errors_in_addModuleCleanup_and_setUps(self):
         ordering = []
         module_blow_up = False
@@ -1318,6 +1330,7 @@ def MockResultClass(*args):
         expectedresult = (runner.stream, DESCRIPTIONS, VERBOSITY)
         self.assertEqual(runner._makeResult(), expectedresult)
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     @support.requires_subprocess()
     def test_warnings(self):
         """

Lib/test/test_unittest/test_skipping.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 
+from test.support import force_not_colorized
 from test.test_unittest.support import LoggingResult
 
 
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ def test_die(self):
         self.assertFalse(result.unexpectedSuccesses)
         self.assertTrue(result.wasSuccessful())
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_expected_failure_and_fail_in_cleanup(self):
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             @unittest.expectedFailure
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ def test_die(self):
         self.assertEqual(result.unexpectedSuccesses, [test])
         self.assertFalse(result.wasSuccessful())
 
+    @force_not_colorized
     def test_unexpected_success_and_fail_in_cleanup(self):
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             @unittest.expectedFailure

Lib/unittest/result.py

@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ def _exc_info_to_string(self, err, test):
         tb_e = traceback.TracebackException(
             exctype, value, tb,
             capture_locals=self.tb_locals, compact=True)
-        msgLines = list(tb_e.format())
+        from _colorize import can_colorize
+
+        msgLines = list(tb_e.format(colorize=can_colorize()))
 
         if self.buffer:
             output = sys.stdout.getvalue()