Disable some refcount tests if Python >= 3.14

Author: jim-easterbrook

tests/test_basicio.py

@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ def test_MemIo(self):
         with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
             self.assertEqual(memoryview(io), self.data + b'+fred+jim')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info >= (3, 14),
+                     'cannot test optimised ref counts')
     def test_ref_counts(self):
         # MemIo keeps a reference to the data buffer
         count = sys.getrefcount(self.data)

tests/test_exif.py

@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ def test_pointers(self):
         self.assertEqual(datum_pointer, datum)
         self.assertEqual(datum_pointer, datum_iter)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info >= (3, 14),
+                     'cannot test optimised ref counts')
     def test_ref_counts(self):
         self.image.readMetadata()
         # exifData keeps a reference to image

tests/test_image.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ##  python-exiv2 - Python interface to libexiv2
 ##  http://github.com/jim-easterbrook/python-exiv2
-##  Copyright (C) 2023-24  Jim Easterbrook  jim@jim-easterbrook.me.uk
+##  Copyright (C) 2023-25  Jim Easterbrook  jim@jim-easterbrook.me.uk
 ##
 ##  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
 ##  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ def test_ImageFactory(self):
                           exiv2.ImageType, exiv2.ImageType.jpeg)
         self.assertIsInstance(factory.open(self.image_path), exiv2.Image)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info >= (3, 14),
+                     'cannot test optimised ref counts')
     def test_ref_counts(self):
         # opening from data keeps reference to buffer
         self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(self.image_data), 2)

tests/test_iptc.py

@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ def test_IptcDatum(self):
         del datum2
         self._test_datum(datum)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info >= (3, 14),
+                     'cannot test optimised ref counts')
     def test_ref_counts(self):
         self.image.readMetadata()
         # iptcData keeps a reference to image

tests/test_preview.py

@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ def test_PreviewProperties(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             properties['fred'] = 123
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info >= (3, 14),
+                     'cannot test optimised ref counts')
     def test_ref_counts(self):
         # manager keeps reference to image
         self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(self.image), 2)

tests/test_xmp.py

@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ def test_pointers(self):
         self.assertEqual(datum_pointer, datum)
         self.assertEqual(datum_pointer, datum_iter)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info >= (3, 14),
+                     'cannot test optimised ref counts')
     def test_ref_counts(self):
         self.image.readMetadata()
         # xmpData keeps a reference to image