Index: Lib/test/test_inspect.py
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--- Lib/test/test_inspect.py	(revision 79908)
+++ Lib/test/test_inspect.py	(working copy)
@@ -435,8 +435,19 @@
             exec 'def fakeSublistOfOne((foo)): return 1'
             self.assertArgSpecEquals(fakeSublistOfOne, ['foo'])
 
-    def test_classify_oldstyle(self):
-        class A:
+
+    def _classify_test(self, newstyle):
+        """
+        Helper for testing that classify_class_attrs finds a bunch of different
+        kinds of attributes on a given class.
+        """
+        if newstyle:
+            base = object
+        else:
+            class base:
+                pass
+
+        class A(base):
             def s(): pass
             s = staticmethod(s)
 
@@ -495,71 +506,23 @@
         self.assertIn(('m1', 'method', D), attrs, 'missing plain method')
         self.assertIn(('datablob', 'data', A), attrs, 'missing data')
 
-    # Repeat all that, but w/ new-style classes.
-    def test_classify_newstyle(self):
-        class A(object):
 
-            def s(): pass
-            s = staticmethod(s)
+    def test_classify_oldstyle(self):
+        """
+        classify_class_attrs finds static methods, class methods, properties,
+        normal methods, and data attributes on an old-style class.
+        """
+        self._classify_test(False)
 
-            def c(cls): pass
-            c = classmethod(c)
 
-            def getp(self): pass
-            p = property(getp)
+    def test_classify_newstyle(self):
+        """
+        Just like test_classify_oldstyle, but for a new-style class.
+        """
+        self._classify_test(True)
 
-            def m(self): pass
 
-            def m1(self): pass
 
-            datablob = '1'
-
-        attrs = attrs_wo_objs(A)
-        self.assertIn(('s', 'static method', A), attrs, 'missing static method')
-        self.assertIn(('c', 'class method', A), attrs, 'missing class method')
-        self.assertIn(('p', 'property', A), attrs, 'missing property')
-        self.assertIn(('m', 'method', A), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('m1', 'method', A), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('datablob', 'data', A), attrs, 'missing data')
-
-        class B(A):
-
-            def m(self): pass
-
-        attrs = attrs_wo_objs(B)
-        self.assertIn(('s', 'static method', A), attrs, 'missing static method')
-        self.assertIn(('c', 'class method', A), attrs, 'missing class method')
-        self.assertIn(('p', 'property', A), attrs, 'missing property')
-        self.assertIn(('m', 'method', B), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('m1', 'method', A), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('datablob', 'data', A), attrs, 'missing data')
-
-
-        class C(A):
-
-            def m(self): pass
-            def c(self): pass
-
-        attrs = attrs_wo_objs(C)
-        self.assertIn(('s', 'static method', A), attrs, 'missing static method')
-        self.assertIn(('c', 'method', C), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('p', 'property', A), attrs, 'missing property')
-        self.assertIn(('m', 'method', C), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('m1', 'method', A), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('datablob', 'data', A), attrs, 'missing data')
-
-        class D(B, C):
-
-            def m1(self): pass
-
-        attrs = attrs_wo_objs(D)
-        self.assertIn(('s', 'static method', A), attrs, 'missing static method')
-        self.assertIn(('c', 'method', C), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('p', 'property', A), attrs, 'missing property')
-        self.assertIn(('m', 'method', B), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('m1', 'method', D), attrs, 'missing plain method')
-        self.assertIn(('datablob', 'data', A), attrs, 'missing data')
-
 class TestGetcallargsFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
 
     # tuple parameters are named '.1', '.2', etc.