@@ -1120,9 +1120,10 @@ def test_putwin(self):
11201120 def test_scr_dump (self ):
11211121 # Test scr_dump(), scr_restore(), scr_init() and scr_set().
11221122 # scr_dump() writes the virtual screen to a named file; the other three
1123- # functions load it back. The dumped image is internal curses state,
1124- # not a window, so the round-trip is checked by comparing dump files
1125- # rather than reading cells.
1123+ # load it back. The dump is opaque internal curses state -- on some
1124+ # platforms (such as macOS) it embeds raw pointers that change whenever
1125+ # the screen is reallocated -- so the round-trip is exercised
1126+ # functionally rather than by comparing dump bytes.
11261127 stdscr = self .stdscr
11271128 stdscr .erase ()
11281129 stdscr .addstr (0 , 0 , 'screen dump test' )
@@ -1131,27 +1132,14 @@ def test_scr_dump(self):
11311132 dump = os .path .join (d , 'dump' )
11321133 self .assertIsNone (curses .scr_dump (dump ))
11331134 with open (dump , 'rb' ) as f :
1134- image = f .read ()
1135- self .assertTrue (image )
1136- # The dump format embeds raw pointers on some platforms (such as
1137- # macOS), so two dumps of the same screen are not always identical.
1138- # Only compare dump files when the format proves deterministic.
1139- dump2 = os .path .join (d , 'dump2' )
1140- curses .scr_dump (dump2 )
1141- with open (dump2 , 'rb' ) as f :
1142- deterministic = f .read () == image
1143- # scr_restore() reloads that virtual screen, so dumping it again
1144- # reproduces the original file even after the screen has changed.
1135+ self .assertTrue (f .read ())
1136+ # scr_restore() reloads the saved virtual screen, even after the
1137+ # screen has changed.
11451138 stdscr .erase ()
11461139 stdscr .addstr (0 , 0 , 'something else' )
11471140 stdscr .refresh ()
11481141 self .assertIsNone (curses .scr_restore (dump ))
1149- if deterministic :
1150- restored = os .path .join (d , 'restored' )
1151- curses .scr_dump (restored )
1152- with open (restored , 'rb' ) as f :
1153- self .assertEqual (f .read (), image )
1154- # scr_init() and scr_set() accept a dump file and return None.
1142+ # scr_init() and scr_set() also accept a dump file and return None.
11551143 self .assertIsNone (curses .scr_init (dump ))
11561144 self .assertIsNone (curses .scr_set (dump ))
11571145 # A bytes (path-like) filename is accepted too.
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