Ignore deprecation warning, with explanation in test file

tabcmd/execution/localize.py

@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ def _load_language(current_locale, domain, logger):
 
 
 def _get_default_locale():
+    # c:\dev\tabcmd\tabcmd\execution\localize.py:85: DeprecationWarning 'locale.getdefaultlocale' is deprecated
+    # see test_localize for details
+    import logging
+
+    logging.captureWarnings(True)
     current_locale, encoding = locale.getdefaultlocale()
+    logging.captureWarnings(False)
     current_locale = _validate_lang(current_locale)
     return current_locale
 

tests/commands/test_localize.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import gettext
+import locale
+import sys
 import unittest
-from tabcmd.execution.localize import set_client_locale
+from tabcmd.execution.localize import set_client_locale, _get_default_locale
 
 
 class LocaleTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -44,3 +46,19 @@ def test_en_smoke_line_processed(self):
         assert translations is not None
 
         assert translations("importcsvsummary.line.processed") == "Lines processed: {0}"
+
+    #  https://docs.python.org/3/library/locale.html
+    #  c:\dev\tabcmd\tabcmd\execution\localize.py:85: DeprecationWarning:
+    # 'locale.getdefaultlocale' is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.15. Use setlocale(), getencoding() and getlocale() instead
+    def test_get_default_locale(self):
+        # Our method in localize.py that needs to change. An eventual unit test should call this method.
+        # loc = _get_default_locale()  # doesn't return anything: need to mock _validate_lang
+
+        # This bug on pytest explains why the proposed replacements aren't directly equivalent.
+        # Some people online have solved this with manual string mangling. I like the pytest decision
+        # to wait until we hit 3.15 and hope someone has implemented a better option by then.
+        # current call that is deprecated -->loc = locale.getdefaultlocale()  # returns ('en_US', 'cp1252')
+        # sys.getdefaultencoding()  # returns utf-8
+        # locale.getlocale()  # returns ('English_United States', '1252')
+        new_locale = locale.setlocale(locale.LC_CTYPE, None)  # returns English_United States.125
+        # assert loc == new_locale