[SPARK-8652] PySpark tests sometimes forget to check return status of doctest.testmod(), masking failing tests

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: PySpark, Tests
• Target Version/s: 1.3.2, 1.4.2, 1.5.0
• Assignee: Josh Rosen
• Reporter: Josh Rosen
• Created: 26/Jun/15 09:21
• Updated: 26/Jun/15 18:13
• Resolved: 26/Jun/15 18:13

Description

Several PySpark files call doctest.testmod() in order to run doctests, but forget to check its return status. As a result, failures will not be automatically detected by our test runner script, creating the potential for bugs to slip through.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #7032 (JoshRosen)