alvinwan · alvinwan · Apr 8, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026
diff --git a/pymini/pymini.py b/pymini/pymini.py
@@ -277,9 +277,8 @@ class VariableShortener(NodeTransformer):
     # - attribute rewriting is limited to owners we can prove from the AST
     #   (`self`, `cls`, or known class names), not arbitrary dynamic receivers
     #
-    # Keep regression coverage in tests/test_api.py and checked-in example
-    # outputs in sync via scripts/regenerate_examples.py whenever these rules
-    # change.
+    # Keep regression coverage in tests/test_api.py and the checked-in example
+    # outputs under tests/examples in sync whenever these rules change.
     def __init__(
         self,
         generator,

diff --git a/scripts/regenerate_examples.py b/scripts/regenerate_examples.py
diff --git a/tests/examples/pyminifier.py b/tests/examples/pyminifier.py
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ def test(self, whatever):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("Forming...")
     f = Foo("epicaricacy", "perseverate")
-    f.test("Codswallop")
+    f.test("Codswallop")
diff --git a/examples/pyminifier.py → tests/examples/pyminifier.pymini.py b/examples/pyminifier.py → tests/examples/pyminifier.pymini.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ class Foo(object):
  def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):0
  def demiurgic_mystificator(self,dactyl):c=a.palpitation(dactyl);return b.dark_voodoo(c)
  def test(self,whatever):print(whatever)
-if __name__=='__main__':print('Forming...');c=Foo('epicaricacy','perseverate');c.test('Codswallop')
+if __name__=='__main__':print('Forming...');c=Foo('epicaricacy','perseverate');c.test('Codswallop')
diff --git a/tests/examples/pyminify.py b/tests/examples/pyminify.py
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ def handler(event, context):
         l.exception('')
         event['Status'] = 'FAILED'
         event['Reason'] = str(ex)
-        return send(event)
+        return send(event)
diff --git a/examples/pyminify.py → tests/examples/pyminify.pymini.py b/examples/pyminify.py → tests/examples/pyminify.pymini.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ def a(event,context):
   else:raise RuntimeError('Unknown RequestType')
  except Exception as b:l.exception('');j[f]='FAILED';j['Reason']=str(b);return q(j)
  del (j,k,m,n,o,p,q,r,s)
-handler=a
+handler=a
diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -1,24 +1,48 @@
-import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+from pymini import minify
 
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+EXAMPLES_DIR = ROOT / "tests" / "examples"
+GENERATED_SUFFIX = ".pymini.py"
+MINIFY_OPTIONS = {"keep_global_variables": True}
+
+
+def generated_examples() -> dict[str, str]:
+    outputs: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for source_path in sorted(EXAMPLES_DIR.glob("*.py")):
+        if source_path.name.endswith(GENERATED_SUFFIX):
+            continue
+        cleaned, _ = minify(
+            source_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
+            source_path.stem,
+            **MINIFY_OPTIONS,
+        )
+        outputs[source_path.name.removesuffix(".py") + GENERATED_SUFFIX] = cleaned[0]
+    return outputs
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     sys.version_info < (3, 11),
     reason="checked-in example output is canonicalized on Python 3.11+",
 )
 def test_checked_in_examples_match_regenerated_output():
-    result = subprocess.run(
-        [sys.executable, str(ROOT / "scripts" / "regenerate_examples.py"), "--check"],
-        cwd=ROOT,
-        capture_output=True,
-        text=True,
-        check=False,
+    mismatches = []
+    expected = generated_examples()
+    for name, source in expected.items():
+        output_path = EXAMPLES_DIR / name
+        if (
+            not output_path.exists()
+            or output_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").rstrip("\n") != source.rstrip("\n")
+        ):
+            mismatches.append(name)
+    extra_outputs = sorted(
+        path.name
+        for path in EXAMPLES_DIR.glob(f"*{GENERATED_SUFFIX}")
+        if path.name not in expected
     )
 
-    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+    assert not (mismatches + extra_outputs), "\n".join(mismatches + extra_outputs)