old_contents: import unittest
  from test import test_support
  import platform
  
  class PlatformTest(unittest.TestCase):
      def test_architecture(self):
          res = platform.architecture()
  
      def test_machine(self):
          res = platform.machine()
  
      def test_node(self):
          res = platform.node()
  
      def test_platform(self):
          for aliased in (False, True):
              for terse in (False, True):
                  res = platform.platform(aliased, terse)
  
      def test_processor(self):
          res = platform.processor()
  
      def test_python_build(self):
          res = platform.python_build()
  
      def test_python_compiler(self):
          res = platform.python_compiler()
  
      def test_version(self):
          res1 = platform.version()
          res2 = platform.version_tuple()
          self.assertEqual(res1, ".".join(res2))
  
      def test_release(self):
          res = platform.release()
  
      def test_system(self):
          res = platform.system()
  
      def test_version(self):
          res = platform.version()
  
      def test_system_alias(self):
          res = platform.system_alias(
              platform.system(),
              platform.release(),
              platform.version(),
          )
  
      def test_uname(self):
          res = platform.uname()
  
      def test_java_ver(self):
          res = platform.java_ver()
  
      def test_win32_ver(self):
          res = platform.win32_ver()
  
      def test_mac_ver(self):
          res = platform.mac_ver()
  
      def test_dist(self):
          res = platform.dist()
  
      def test_libc_ver(self):
          from sys import executable
          import os
          if os.path.isdir(executable) and os.path.exists(executable+'.exe'):
              # Cygwin horror
              executable = executable + '.exe'
          res = platform.libc_ver(executable)
  
  def test_main():
      test_support.run_unittest(
          PlatformTest
      )
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      test_main()
  
new_contents: import sys
  import unittest
  import platform
  
  from test import test_support
  
  class PlatformTest(unittest.TestCase):
      def test_architecture(self):
          res = platform.architecture()
  
      def test_machine(self):
          res = platform.machine()
  
      def test_node(self):
          res = platform.node()
  
      def test_platform(self):
          for aliased in (False, True):
              for terse in (False, True):
                  res = platform.platform(aliased, terse)
  
      def test_processor(self):
          res = platform.processor()
  
      def test_python_build(self):
          res = platform.python_build()
  
      def test_python_compiler(self):
          res = platform.python_compiler()
  
      def test_version(self):
          res1 = platform.version()
          res2 = platform.version_tuple()
          self.assertEqual(res1, ".".join(res2))
  
      def test_release(self):
          res = platform.release()
  
      def test_system(self):
          res = platform.system()
  
      def test_version(self):
          res = platform.version()
  
      def test_system_alias(self):
          res = platform.system_alias(
              platform.system(),
              platform.release(),
              platform.version(),
          )
  
      def test_uname(self):
          res = platform.uname()
          self.assert_(any(res))
  
      def test_java_ver(self):
          res = platform.java_ver()
          if sys.platform == 'java':
              self.assert_(all(res))
  
      def test_win32_ver(self):
          res = platform.win32_ver()
  
      def test_mac_ver(self):
          res = platform.mac_ver()
          try:
              import gestalt
          except ImportError: pass
          else:
              if sys.platform == 'darwin':
                  self.assert_(all(res))
  
      def test_dist(self):
          res = platform.dist()
  
      def test_libc_ver(self):
          import os
          if os.path.isdir(sys.executable) and \
             os.path.exists(sys.executable+'.exe'):
              # Cygwin horror
              executable = executable + '.exe'
          res = platform.libc_ver(sys.executable)
  
  def test_main():
      test_support.run_unittest(
          PlatformTest
      )
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      test_main()
  
subject: make test_platform a bit more assertive (We'll see what the buildbots say.)