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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md index fa7f3eddf72c..049b395dcc25 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md @@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ and the aliases #### `buildPythonPackage` function {#buildpythonpackage-function} -The `buildPythonPackage` function is implemented in -`pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix` +The `buildPythonPackage` function has its name binding in +`pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix` and is +implemented in `pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix` using setup hooks. The following is an example: @@ -2014,6 +2015,10 @@ example of such a situation is when `py.test` is used. * Tests that attempt to access `$HOME` can be fixed by using the following work-around before running tests (e.g. `preCheck`): `export HOME=$(mktemp -d)` +* Compiling with Cython causes tests to fail with a `ModuleNotLoadedError`. + This can be fixed with two changes in the derivation: 1) replacing `pytest` with + `pytestCheckHook` and 2) adding a `preCheck` containing `cd $out` to run + tests within the built output. ## Contributing {#contributing} |