[PATCH] test_printers_common.py: Remove invalid escape sequence

[H.J. Lu]

On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 6:03 AM Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> * H. J. Lu:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 5:47 AM Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> * H. J. Lu:
> >>
> >> > Remove '\(' and '\)' from test_printers_common.py which aren't valid
> >> > Python escape sequences.  This fixes the test warning:
> >> >
> >> > .../scripts/test_printers_common.py:101: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\('
> >> > ---
> >> >  scripts/test_printers_common.py | 2 +-
> >> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/scripts/test_printers_common.py b/scripts/test_printers_common.py
> >> > index bf700966ac..7085a2fbc2 100644
> >> > --- a/scripts/test_printers_common.py
> >> > +++ b/scripts/test_printers_common.py
> >> > @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ try:
> >> >      # If everything's ok, spawn the gdb process we'll use for testing.
> >> >      gdb = pexpect.spawn(gdb_invocation, echo=False, timeout=timeout,
> >> >                          encoding=encoding)
> >> > -    gdb_prompt = u'\(gdb\)'
> >> > +    gdb_prompt = u'(gdb)'
> >> >      gdb.expect(gdb_prompt)
> >> >
> >> >  except pexpect.ExceptionPexpect as exception:
> >>
> >> This changes the string, you should use:
> >>
> >> +    gdb_prompt = u'\\(gdb\\)'
> >>
> >
> > This change, \\( and \\), causes:
> >
> > FAIL: nptl/test-cond-printers
> > FAIL: nptl/test-condattr-printers
> > FAIL: nptl/test-mutex-printers
> > FAIL: nptl/test-mutexattr-printers
> > FAIL: nptl/test-rwlock-printers
> > FAIL: nptl/test-rwlockattr-printers
> >
> > My change doesn't have any regression.
>
> I don't understand that.  Python 2.7.5 and 3.11.7 treat u'\(gdb\)' as
> u'\\(gdb\\)'.
>
> Thanks,
> Florian
>

Pilot error.  Sent v2.

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H.J.