This patch was developed in-house and has been submitted upstream:

--- Python-2.7.9/Lib/test/test_doctest.py.~1~ 2015-02-27 13:14:35.000000000 -0800

+++ Python-2.7.9/Lib/test/test_doctest.py 2015-03-04 08:19:15.863620533 -0800

@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@

>>> import tempfile, os

>>> fn = tempfile.mktemp()

>>> open(fn, 'w').write('Test:\r\n\r\n >>> x = 1 + 1\r\n\r\nDone.\r\n')

- >>> doctest.testfile(fn, False)

+ >>> doctest.testfile(fn, False, verbose=False)

TestResults(failed=0, attempted=1)

>>> os.remove(fn)

@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@

>>> fn = tempfile.mktemp()

>>> open(fn, 'w').write('Test:\n\n >>> x = 1 + 1\n\nDone.\n')

- >>> doctest.testfile(fn, False)

+ >>> doctest.testfile(fn, False, verbose=False)

TestResults(failed=0, attempted=1)

>>> os.remove(fn)