Python: add support for auxiliary code (like for Prolog)

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/python/problems/functions_and_modules/similarity/common.py b/python/problems/functions_and_modules/similarity/common.py
index 0f13fcf..59fc475 100644
--- a/python/problems/functions_and_modules/similarity/common.py
+++ b/python/problems/functions_and_modules/similarity/common.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ hint_type = {
     'final_hint': Hint('final_hint')
 }
 
-def test(python, code):
+def test(python, code, aux_code=''):
     func_name = 'similarity'
     tokens = get_tokens(code)
     if not has_token_sequence(tokens, ['def', func_name]):
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test(python, code):
     test_in = [(func_name+'(*%s)'%str(l[0]), None) for l in in_out]
     test_out = [l[1] for l in in_out]
 
-    answers = python(code=code, inputs=test_in, timeout=1.0)
+    answers = python(code=aux_code+code, inputs=test_in, timeout=1.0)
     n_correct = 0
     tin, tout = None, None
     for i, (ans, to) in enumerate(zip(answers, test_out)):
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ def test(python, code):
     return passed, hints
 
 
-def hint(python, code):
+def hint(python, code, aux_code=''):
     tokens = get_tokens(code)
 
     # run one test first to see if there are any exceptions
-    answer = python(code=code, inputs=[(None, None)], timeout=1.0)
+    answer = python(code=aux_code+code, inputs=[(None, None)], timeout=1.0)
     exc = get_exception_desc(answer[0][3])
     if exc: return exc