Fix empty docstring (close #24)
diff --git a/nose_parameterized/parameterized.py b/nose_parameterized/parameterized.py
index 295e7c8..ef751ab 100644
--- a/nose_parameterized/parameterized.py
+++ b/nose_parameterized/parameterized.py
@@ -187,20 +187,18 @@
     all_args_with_values = parameterized_argument_value_pairs(func, p)
 
     # Assumes that the function passed is a bound method.
-    descs = [u"{0}={1}".format(n, short_repr(v)) for n, v in all_args_with_values]
+    descs = ["%s=%s" %(n, short_repr(v)) for n, v in all_args_with_values]
 
     # The documentation might be a multiline string, so split it
     # and just work with the first string, ignoring the period
     # at the end if there is one.
-    split_doc = func.__doc__.split("\n")
-    first = split_doc[0]
-    append = u""
-    if first[-1] == ".":
-        append = u"."
+    first, nl, rest = func.__doc__.partition("\n")
+    suffix = ""
+    if first.endswith("."):
+        suffix = "."
         first = first[:-1]
-
-    first = first + u" [with {0}]".format(", ".join(descs)) + append
-    return u"\n".join([first] + split_doc[1:])
+    args = "%s[with %s]" %(len(first) and " " or "", ", ".join(descs))
+    return "".join([first, args, suffix, nl, rest])
 
 class parameterized(object):
     """ Parameterize a test case::
diff --git a/nose_parameterized/test.py b/nose_parameterized/test.py
index fc7fb0a..d463e08 100644
--- a/nose_parameterized/test.py
+++ b/nose_parameterized/test.py
@@ -86,8 +86,13 @@
             from the test method. """
         stack = inspect.stack()
         f_locals = stack[3][0].f_locals
-        actual_docstring = f_locals["testMethod"].__doc__
-        assert_equal(actual_docstring, expected_docstring)
+        test_method = (
+            f_locals.get("testMethod") or # Py27
+            f_locals.get("function") # Py33
+        )
+        if test_method is None:
+            raise AssertionError("uh oh, unittest changed a local variable name")
+        assert_equal(test_method.__doc__, expected_docstring)
 
     @parameterized.expand([param("foo")],
                           testcase_func_doc=lambda f, n, p: "stuff")
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@
         self._assert_docstring("Documentation [with foo=%r]." %(foo, ))
 
     @parameterized.expand([param("foo")])
+    def test_empty_docstring(self, foo):
+        ""
+        self._assert_docstring("[with foo=%r]" %(foo, ))
+
+    @parameterized.expand([param("foo")])
     def test_multiline_documentation(self, foo):
         """Documentation.