[BioPython] Error for running of ReportLab test on Mac OS X

Y Tu ytu888 at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 2 11:36:58 UTC 2007


Thank you very much, Peter.

> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:06:37 +0100
> From: biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
> To: ytu888 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [BioPython] Error for running of ReportLab test on Mac OS X
> CC: biopython at lists.open-bio.org
> 
> On 10/1/07, Y Tu <ytu888 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Peter,
> >
> > However, I still haven't install mxText module in my Mac yet.
> 
> I see you've signed up to the eGenix mailing list - I hope they can
> solve your mxTextTools installation problems.
> 
> > Also could you tell me how to run the test file of ReportLab, when I
> > launch Python and then import the test file into the python. Thanks.
> 
> In general I think most tests are designed to be run from the command
> line, not by running python, typing an import statement, and typing
> another command.  You should check the ReportLab documentation to see
> what they recommend.
> 
> To run a specific Biopython unit test, such as the general graphics
> unit test, you would do this:
> 
> python run_tests.py test_GraphicsGeneral.py
> 
> That would run the test, and check the output matched the expected
> results.  Alternatively, you can do:
> 
> python test_GraphicsGeneral.py
> 
> I hope that helps.
> 
> Peter

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