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@badrisatyam1-ctrl badrisatyam1-ctrl commented Oct 27, 2026

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Summary

  • Document how to run CPython's test suite using an installed interpreter.
  • Explain why testing from the build tree does not validate installed files.

Closes #573

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docs: describe testing an installed build
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Documentation build overview

📚 CPython devguide | 🛠️ Build #35466965 | 📁 Comparing 19db610 against latest (dce8cdf)

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Merge branch 'main' into codex/document-installed-tests
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The devguide should mention running Python tests from an installed installed instance

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