FF | ... REPORT_ONLY_FIRST_FAILURE) True Only reporting flags can be set: >>> doctest.set_unittest_reportflags(ELLIPSIS) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: ('Only reporting flags allowed', 8) >>> doctest.set_unittest_reportflags(old) == (REPORT_NDIFF | ... REPORT_ONLY_FIRST_FAILURE) True z