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stein_oddvar_ra
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5 years ago

Deleting added TestedApps shows strange behaviour in python

Hi,   I've just noticed something odd.   Our test application is adding a list of TestedApps for use and to be sure no apps are added twice, we purge all existing TestedApps first. This works whe...
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stein_oddvar_ra
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5 years ago

Yeah, why not?

Legacy is the short and long answer. We probably can work around it, but since our test suite is a decade old by now the risk of breaking something is holding us back...

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Marsha_R
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5 years ago
Because you can add them once manually and never have to do it again and never have it interfere with a test.
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    stein_oddvar_ra
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    5 years ago

    Yes, I know.

    I can work around it.

    I'm curious about the reason for Python not being able to delete more than half of the TestedApps in one go, though.

     

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      ebarbera
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      5 years ago

      Hi stein_oddvar_ra - 

       

      Is the count in the python script returning the full number of applications? 

       

      Emma

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        stein_oddvar_ra
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        5 years ago

        Hi, ebarbera 

         

        Yes it does. I use the TestedApps.Count value to set the number of times to iterate. The code is simple:

         

        def del_applications():
          # Deletes all applications from the TestedApps
          numApps = TestedApps.Count
          Log.Message(f"Deleting {numApps} apps from TestedApps.")
          for i in range(numApps):
            if not TestedApps.Delete(i):
            Log.Warning(f"Could not delete app index {i} from TestedApps")

        It logs the correct number of apps, but deletes only the first half of them. The rest fails.

        The bug is present in TestComplete 15.10.445.7