Remove direct uses of checkIsActive, replace with helper methods
This makes _checkIsActive a lot easier to understand, and makes the
access checkers involved a lot more explicit.
Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier
Coverage: code coverage testing for Python
Coverage.py is a Python module that measures code coverage during test execution.
It uses the code analysis tools and tracing hooks provided in the Python standard
library to determine which lines are executable, and which have been executed.
For more information, see http://nedbatchelder.com/code/modules/coverage.html