Add xfail test capturing new expectation.

Author: jaraco

tests/fixtures.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import tempfile
 import textwrap
+import functools
 import contextlib
 
 from .py39compat import FS_NONASCII
@@ -294,3 +295,18 @@ def setUp(self):
         # Add self.zip_name to the front of sys.path.
         self.resources = contextlib.ExitStack()
         self.addCleanup(self.resources.close)
+
+
+def parameterize(*args_set):
+    """Run test method with a series of parameters."""
+
+    def wrapper(func):
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def _inner(self):
+            for args in args_set:
+                with self.subTest(**args):
+                    func(self, **args)
+
+        return _inner
+
+    return wrapper

tests/test_main.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import re
 import json
 import pickle
+import pytest
 import unittest
 import warnings
 import importlib
@@ -50,6 +51,15 @@ def test_new_style_classes(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(Distribution, type)
         self.assertIsInstance(MetadataPathFinder, type)
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Not implemented")
+    @fixtures.parameterize(
+        dict(name=None),
+        dict(name=''),
+    )
+    def test_invalid_inputs_to_from_name(self, name):
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            Distribution.from_name(name)
+
 
 class ImportTests(fixtures.DistInfoPkg, unittest.TestCase):
     def test_import_nonexistent_module(self):