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pytest Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   pytest Quick Start Guide Write better Python code with simple and maintainable tests

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789347562
Length 160 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Bruno Oliveira Bruno Oliveira
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Using pytest as a test runner

One thing that surprisingly many people don't know is that pytest can run unittest suites out of the box, without any modifications.

For example:

class Test(unittest.TestCase):

@classmethod
def setUpClass(cls):
cls.temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
cls.filepath = cls.temp_dir / "data.csv"
cls.filepath.write_text(DATA.strip())

@classmethod
def tearDownClass(cls):
shutil.rmtree(cls.temp_dir)

def setUp(self):
self.grids = list(iter_grids_from_csv(self.filepath))

def test_read_properties(self):
self.assertEqual(self.grids[0], GridData("Main Grid", 48, 44))
self.assertEqual(self.grids[1], GridData("2nd Grid", 24, 21))
self.assertEqual(self.grids[2], GridData("3rd Grid", 24, 48))

def test_invalid_path(self):
with self.assertRaises...
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