test_inline.py

def test_partitioning():
    expr = re.compile(r'\*(.*)\*')
    children = [docutils.nodes.Text('hello *world* goodbye')]
    left, matched, right = inline.re_partition(children, expr)
    print(left, matched, right)
    assert len(left) == len(right) == 1
    assert len(matched) == 2
    assert len(matched[0]) == len(matched[1]) == 1
    assert left[0] == 'hello '
    assert right[0] == ' goodbye'
    assert matched[0][0] == '*world*'
    assert matched[1][0] == 'world'