tests/pythons: convert to new stand-alone test process (#38340)

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py
index f365fefe0f..7a355490f7 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/python.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import spack.spec
 import spack.store
 from spack.directives import build_system, depends_on, extends, maintainers
 from spack.error import NoHeadersError, NoLibrariesError, SpecError
+from spack.install_test import test_part
 from spack.version import Version
 
 from ._checks import BaseBuilder, execute_install_time_tests
@@ -167,18 +168,20 @@ class PythonExtension(spack.package_base.PackageBase):
 
         view.remove_files(to_remove)
 
-    def test(self):
+    def test_imports(self):
         """Attempts to import modules of the installed package."""
 
         # Make sure we are importing the installed modules,
         # not the ones in the source directory
+        python = inspect.getmodule(self).python.path
         for module in self.import_modules:
-            self.run_test(
-                inspect.getmodule(self).python.path,
-                ["-c", "import {0}".format(module)],
-                purpose="checking import of {0}".format(module),
+            with test_part(
+                self,
+                f"test_imports_{module}",
+                purpose=f"checking import of {module}",
                 work_dir="spack-test",
-            )
+            ):
+                python("-c", f"import {module}")
 
     def update_external_dependencies(self, extendee_spec=None):
         """
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py
index f2c9c5945e..7029a7f99d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/python/package.py
@@ -1195,19 +1195,18 @@ print(json.dumps(config))
             else:
                 os.remove(dst)
 
-    def test(self):
+    def test_hello_world(self):
+        """run simple hello world program"""
         # do not use self.command because we are also testing the run env
-        exe = self.spec["python"].command.name
+        python = self.spec["python"].command
 
-        # test hello world
         msg = "hello world!"
-        reason = "test: running {0}".format(msg)
-        options = ["-c", 'print("{0}")'.format(msg)]
-        self.run_test(exe, options=options, expected=[msg], installed=True, purpose=reason)
-
-        # checks import works and executable comes from the spec prefix
-        reason = "test: checking import and executable"
-        options = ["-c", "import sys; print(sys.executable)"]
-        self.run_test(
-            exe, options=options, expected=[self.spec.prefix], installed=True, purpose=reason
-        )
+        out = python("-c", f'print("{msg}")', output=str.split, error=str.split)
+        assert msg in out
+
+    def test_import_executable(self):
+        """ensure import of installed executable works"""
+        python = self.spec["python"].command
+
+        out = python("-c", "import sys; print(sys.executable)", output=str.split, error=str.split)
+        assert self.spec.prefix in out