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diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst index 81e6c266..47ac6a86 100644 --- a/HACKING.rst +++ b/HACKING.rst @@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ The following guidelines should be followed: * ``tmpdir_factory`` * ``tmpdir`` + * On xenial, the objects returned by the ``tmpdir`` fixture cannot be + used where paths are required; they are rejected as invalid paths. + You must instead use their ``.strpath`` attribute. + + * For example, instead of + ``util.write_file(tmpdir.join("some_file"), ...)``, you should + write ``util.write_file(tmpdir.join("some_file").strpath, ...)``. + * Variables/parameter names for ``Mock`` or ``MagicMock`` instances should start with ``m_`` to clearly distinguish them from non-mock variables |